This funding opportunity encourages multidisciplinary researchers to develop exploratory and innovative approaches to measure brain activity, connectivity, genomics, and other aspects across the neurodevelopmental age spectrum. It supports studies on healthy and clinical populations as well as animal models, focusing on longitudinal neuroanatomical and functional changes to improve understanding of brain development, aging, and related health outcomes. High risk, high reward projects lacking preliminary data are encouraged.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations such as government entities, public and private higher education institutions, nonprofits, small businesses, tribal organizations, and others including federal agencies and foreign organizations.
