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This Request for Applications (RFA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks proposals for developing in vivo high-resolution imaging technologies to visualize the living human inner ear. The funding opportunity, RFA-DC-25-005, is administered under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173).

The RFA supports projects focused on improving current imaging techniques or developing new ones that can provide detailed visualization of inner ear structures, including hair cells, otoliths, membranes, ions, and vasculature in awake patients using non-invasive methods. Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged, and proposals may include human studies or intermediate animal studies (excluding non-mammalian species). Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, small businesses, tribal organizations, and various government entities. The Department of Health and Human Services/NIH is the funding agency, though specific award amounts are not detailed in this excerpt.