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Forecast for NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ACTION Potential Program (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

US · MD National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant open #FOR-NS-25-004

Summary

This is a forecasted funding opportunity from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ACTION Potential Program. It uses the F99/K00 award mechanism, which is a phased fellowship-to-career transition award designed to support predoctoral fellows (F99) transitioning to postdoctoral research (K00). Clinical trials are explicitly not allowed under this opportunity. The forecast signals an upcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) rather than an active solicitation.

What they want

NIH is forecasting a fellowship/career transition award program (F99/K00) under the NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ACTION Potential Program. The F99 phase supports predoctoral trainees and the K00 phase supports the transition to postdoctoral research. Clinical trials are excluded. No detailed scope of work is available at the forecast stage.
Technical requirements
  • F99/K00 award mechanism required
  • Clinical trials not allowed
  • Applicants must be predoctoral fellows eligible for phased transition to postdoctoral research

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (forecast stage — submission details not yet available)

Risks & flags

  • Forecast only — no full NOFO text available; detailed requirements, evaluation criteria, and deadlines are not yet published
  • Restriction to F99/K00 mechanism limits eligibility to a narrow pool of predoctoral/postdoctoral applicants

Market context

inferred from NAICS
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
NAICS 541714
US market size
$2.0T
Typical award
$25K – $50M
Typical buyers
All federal civilianDoDStates
Commonly required
8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

Forecast for NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initi…
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