National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)

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National Cooperative Drug/Device Discovery/Development Groups (NCDDG) for the Treatment of Mental Disorders (U19 Clinical Trial Optional) is a funding call from National Institutes of Health that closes 25 October 2027. Funding: not stated in source data — see the official call. Eligibility: NIH-style eligibility: US institutions plus non-US (foreign) organisations are eligible to apply.

Funder: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: 25 Oct 2027 (375 days)
Amount: Not stated in source data — see call
Region / eligibility: United States (non-US organisations also eligible)
Career stage: established / PI
Fields: pharma process
Reference: PAR-25-353
Official call: Grants.gov listing · Program page

Eligibility in plain language

NIH-style eligibility: US institutions plus non-US (foreign) organisations are eligible to apply.

Who should apply

Medicinal chemists and pharma process / drug-development teams — best fit for PIs and research groups.

Summary from source

Reissue of PAR-20-119. This FOA encourages applications to advance the discovery, preclinical development, and proof of concept (PoC) testing of new, rationally based candidate agents and neurostimulation approaches to treat mental disorders, substance use disorders (SUDs) or alcohol use disorder (AUD), and to develop novel ligands and circuit-engagement devices as tools to further characterize existing or to validate new drug/device targets. Partnerships between academia and industry are strongly encouraged. This FOA supports a research program of multiple projects directed toward a specific major objective, basic theme or program goal, requiring a broadly based, multidisciplinary and often long-term approach. Projects seeking support for a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing his or her specific interest and com…

Raw eligibility text

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.