RFA-MH-23-331: BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2023.
National Institutes of Health offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on February 21, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 21, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award amountsNot given on Grants.gov
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
About this NIH notice
- Activity codeK99 / R00
- Clinical trialsIndependent clinical trial not allowed
- Funded byNIMH, NINDS, NIDA
- Median yearly award$135,173
- Typical project length2 years
- K99, Pathway to Independence Award. A mentored postdoctoral phase that leads into the independent R00 phase. Other open K99 notices.
- R00, Research Transition Award. The independent phase of the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award. Other open R00 notices.
Projects funded under RFA-MH-23-331 were run by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 4 projects), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS, 4 projects), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA, 3 projects) and National Eye Institute (NEI, 3 projects), and 1 more. Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.
Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read RFA-MH-23-331 in the NIH Guide.
Key dates
| Posted | April 14, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | February 21, 2025 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | February 22, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.
All 15 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Most of the money in the 9 programs behind this notice (73% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The purpose of the NIH BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00) program is to enhance workforce diversity in the neuroscience workforce and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported, independent investigators from diverse backgrounds in BRAIN Initiative research areas. This program is designed to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. The program will provide independent NIH research support during this transition to assist awardees in launching competitive, independent research careers.
Funded under RFA-MH-23-331 so far
NIH funded 16 projects under RFA-MH-23-331 in fiscal 2024 to 2026, at 13 institutions. The median yearly award was $135,173.
| Project | Institution | Fiscal year | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| The role of valence encoding amygdala ensembles in avoidance behavior | University of Washington | 2026 | $148,403 |
| Top-down mechanisms underlying contextual and adaptive processing in the auditory system | University of Pennsylvania | 2026 | $137,305 |
| The Neural Basis of Interspecies Interactions | California Institute of Technology | 2026 | $133,861 |
| Circuits regulating arousal and behavioral responses to visual threats | Yale University | 2026 | $137,614 |
| Estrogenic regulation of neuromodulators and temporal discounting | New York University | 2026 | $169,489 |
| Attentional Modulation of Neural Activity in Multi-Attribute Decision Making | Johns Hopkins University | 2026 | $104,349 |
| Cholinergic signaling for sensorimotor acquisition and implicit learning | Johns Hopkins University | 2026 | $117,467 |
| Neural circuit dynamics of spatial reward memory | University of Colorado | 2026 | $225,176 |
Who has won Aging Research grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Aging Research (93.866) awarded $19 billion across 11,026 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 337 | $575 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 242 | $574 million |
| University of Southern California | California | 203 | $572 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | 210 | $556 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 232 | $538 million |
Who has won Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (93.853) awarded $9.1 billion across 8,641 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The General Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | 203 | $288 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 248 | $277 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 230 | $276 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | 188 | $226 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 179 | $221 million |
Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Mental Health Research Grants (93.242) awarded $8.8 billion across 6,785 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | 185 | $371 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 200 | $297 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | 176 | $234 million |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | 144 | $212 million |
| The Washington University | Missouri | 149 | $211 million |
Other programs behind this notice
- Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs
- Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
- Vision Research
- Alcohol Research Programs
- Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
- Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is RFA-MH-23-331 still open?
No. It closed on February 21, 2025.
Who can apply for BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?
Closed February 21, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
Who has been funded under RFA-MH-23-331?
NIH RePORTER lists 16 projects funded under RFA-MH-23-331 in fiscal 2024 to 2026, at 13 institutions. The most were at University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, Washington University.
Who has won Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The University of Iowa. The program made 2,231 awards worth $2.1 billion in that time.
Similar open grants
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
- Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
- Mentored Career Transition Award (KT1/R00)
- NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Required)