Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences

The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service has not made a grant award under the Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences program (CFDA 93.854) since September 15, 2003—over 23 years ago. This program is effectively inactive and unsuitable for pursuit.

The program historically funded basic neuroscience research investigations through Project Grants exclusively. Between 2000 and 2003, it distributed $119.2 million across 419 awards, with funding heavily concentrated in 2000 (392 awards) before declining sharply: 21 awards in 2001, 2 in 2002, and 4 in 2003. Recent awards from 2003 include Project Grant 1K23NS046347010 ($100,000), Project Grant 3R01NS4456402S ($74,127), and Project Grant 2R01NS02252614A ($100,000). Earlier in the portfolio, awards ranged from small early-investigator and fellowship grants in the tens of thousands of dollars to larger investigator-initiated research grants in the $300,000 to $450,000 range, with at least one multi-project award reaching $981,511. Typical annual awards from 2000–2001 fell in the $200,000 to $350,000 band.

All 419 awards were made by the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service; no other funding agency participated in this portfolio.

No grant opportunities are currently open or have been posted recently under this Assistance Listing. The last disbursement occurred 23 years ago, and the funding pattern indicates the program ceased active solicitation after 2003. Organizations should not allocate resources to pursuing this funding line.