Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Therapeutic Agent Characterization and Preclinical Efficacy Studies
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Assistance Listings: 93.853 -- Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
Description
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Aging, the NIH Helping to End Addiction Long Term (HEAL) initiative, and other participating ICs seek to support applications to conduct pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and efficacy studies to demonstrate that the proposed therapeutic agent(s) have sufficient biological activity to warrant further development as therapeutics for disorders or diseases supported by participating ICs or for non-opioid analgesic therapeutics with little or no addiction liability as a part of the NIH HEAL initiative. Therapeutic agents include small molecules or biologics. Efficacy testing can be conducted in validated in vivo models and/or validated New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) as appropriate.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Business
- Small businesses
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Government
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
NINDS_IGNITE@nih.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
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Forecasted
Estimated Post Date:
July 30, 2026
Estimated Application Due Date:
September 30, 2026
Estimated Due Date Description:
Not available
Estimated Award Date:
July 1, 2027
Estimated Project Start Date:
July 1, 2027
Fiscal Year:
2027
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
PAR-26-057
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
1
Forecast posted date:
February 25, 2026
Archive date:
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