FORECAST · GRANT
Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Therapeutic Agent Characterization and Preclinical Efficacy Studies
- Expected deadline
- Not stated
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- Not stated
- Expected awards
- Not stated
- Total program funding
- Not stated
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- PAR-26-057
- Posted
- Feb 25, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 93.853
More on who can apply
Other Eligible ApplicantsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized);Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government;U.S. Territory or Possession;Faith-based or Community-based Organizations;Regional Organizations;Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions).
What it funds
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.Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- This is a forecast: the agency expects to post the full notice later. Open it on Grants.gov and subscribe there to be told when it posts.
- Get your SAM.gov registration ("all awards") and Grants.gov account active now; both take time.
- Use the forecast's award range and eligibility to decide whether to prepare.
- Watch for the notice; the dates here are estimates and can change.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: NINDS_IGNITE@nih.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.