Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS)

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) / National Institutes of Health (NIH). The CRCNS program supports collaborative research projects and the sharing of data and other resources for the study of computational neuroscience, spanning multiple levels of analysis and complexity, from genes to behavior.

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Status: Waiting for new publication Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements .

All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects. Supports collaborative research projects and the sharing of data and other resources for the study of computational neuroscience.

Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function Supports collaborative research projects and the sharing of data and other resources for the study of computational neuroscience.

Computational neuroscience provides a theoretical foundation and a rich set of technical approaches for understanding the nervous system at all levels, building on the theory, methods, and findings of computer science, neuroscience, and numerous other disciplines to accelerate the understanding of nervous system structure and function, mechanisms underlying nervous system disorders, and computational strategies used by the nervous system.

Through the CRCNS program, the participating funding organizations support collaborative activities that span a broad spectrum of computational neuroscience research, as appropriate to the missions and strategic objectives of each agency.

Two classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitation: Research Proposals describing collaborative research projects, and Data Sharing Proposals to support sharing of data and other resources. Domestic and international projects will be considered, including proposals seeking parallel international funding.

As detailed in the solicitation, opportunities for parallel funding are available for bilateral US-German, US-French, US-Israeli, US-Japanese, and US-Spanish projects, and multilateral projects involving the United States and two or more CRCNS partner countries (see Section VIII of the solicitation for country-specific limitations).

Collaborating PIs from outside of the United States are referred to Section VIII of this solicitation for further instructions from the appropriate partner funding agency. Questions concerning a particular project's focus, direction, and relevance to a participating funding organization should be addressed to the appropriate person in the list of agency contacts in Section VIII of the solicitation.

NSF will coordinate and manage the review of proposals jointly with participating domestic and foreign funding organizations, through a joint panel review process used by all participating funders. Additional information is provided in Section VI of the solicitation.

Updates and announcements Cloud Computing and High-Throughput Computing Resources for CRCNS Grantees The Spanish Research Agency (AEI) will consider US-Spanish Research Proposals, US-Spanish Data Sharing Proposals, and Multilateral Research Proposals and Multilateral Data Sharing Proposals involving the United States and Germany, submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation.

All the information required for Spanish applicants to successfully submit a proposal can be found in the annex to this solicitation available on the AEI webpage at https://www. aei. gob.

es/noticias/anuncio-convocatoria-proyectos-multilaterales-estados-unidos-participacion-aei-marco-0 . AEI strongly encourages Spanish applicants contact the national point of contact before the proposal is submitted. In response to this solicitation, an investigator may participate as PI or co-PI in no more than one proposal involving Spain per review cycle.

AEI recommends the signature of a consortium agreement covering financial and intellectual property issues as well as the management and delivery of project activities to all partners involved in bilateral or multilateral projects. Resulting scientific data not subject to intellectual property rights must comply with FAIR principles ( http://doi. org/10.

1038/sdata. 2016. 18 ).

It is not necessary to submit a parallel proposal directly to AEI; nonetheless, a notification of submission should be sent, within one week following the NSF proposal deadline, to the national point of contact: Esther Chacón, email: esther. chacon@aei. gob.

es or neuron@aei. gob. es The French National Research Agency (ANR) will consider US-French Research Proposals, US-French Data Sharing Proposals, and Multilateral Research Proposals and Multilateral Data Sharing Proposals involving the United States and the partnering countries Israel and/or Japan, submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation.

ANR will finance projects of maximum four years. The modalities of participation of the French applicants are presented in the annex to this solicitation available on the ANR website at https://anr. fr/crcns-2025 .

ANR requires the signature of a consortium agreement covering financial and intellectual property issues as well as the management and delivery of project activities.

It is not necessary to submit a parallel full proposal to ANR; nonetheless, an annex for French Participants including a publishable lay summary of the project as well as a financial plan for the French partners should be submitted to NSF as supplementary material included in the proposal and in parallel sent to NEUC_calls@anr. fr within one week following the NSF proposal deadline .

ANR encourages researchers to contact EBRAINS infrastructure ( support@ebrains. eu ) to inquire about modalities for advanced computational resources. The French applicants are strongly encouraged to contact ANR prior to submission: Catherine Marquer, Scientific Coordinator, Biology and Health Department, telephone: +33 1 7809 8014, email: Catherine.

MARQUER@agencerecherche. fr Maurice Tia, Scientific Officer, Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies Department, telephone: +33 1 7273 0690, email: Maurice. TIA@agencerecherche.

fr Anthony Petit, Scientific Officer, Biology and Health Department, telephone: +33 1 7354 8141, email: Anthony. PETIT@agencerecherche. fr Germany's Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space will consider US-German Research Proposals, US-German Data Sharing Proposals, Multilateral Research Proposals, and Multilateral Data Sharing Proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation.

The durations of these projects are expected to be no greater than five years. Collaborating investigators in projects selected for funding that involve Germany will provide assurance to BMFTR that a cooperation agreement, covering issues including intellectual property, has been established.

It is not necessary to submit a parallel full proposal to BMFTR; nonetheless, a financial plan for the German partners must be submitted to NSF as supplementary material included in the proposal. German applicants are referred to the BMFTR Richtlinien ( https://www. gesundheitsforschung-BMFTR.

de/de/17775. php ) for further instructions, and are urged to contact the project management organization for advice on applications: Dr. Jessica Rosenberg, DLR Projektträger für das BMFTR, telephone: +49 228 3821 1895, email: jessica. rosenberg@dlr.

de , web: http://www. dlr. de/pt Dr. Sophia Schach, DLR Projektträger für das BMFTR, telephone: +49 228 3821 1743, email: sophia.

schach@dlr. de , web: http://www. dlr.

de/pt The U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation will consider US-Israeli Research Proposals, US-Israeli Data Sharing Proposals, Multilateral Research Proposals, and Multilateral Data Sharing Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation. No more than five years of support may be requested. A proposal with the same project description as the proposal to NSF must be submitted by the Israeli PI to the BSF.

The budget for the Israeli component of the project should be expressed in US Dollars. Submittal instructions are available at: https://www. bsf.

org. il/funding-opportunities/nsf-bsf-joint-research-grants/the-programs/ Questions should be directed to: Yael Dressler, telephone: +972-2-5828239, email: yael@bsf. org.

il Rachel Haring, telephone: +972-2-5828239, email: heni@bsf. org. il DOE budgets may not exceed $400,000 per year in total costs (including direct and indirect costs) requested on the NSF application.

The durations of these projects are expected to be no greater than three years. A search for “CRCNS” in DOE’s PAMS Award Search will show a list of CRCNS external grants supported by DOE. Further questions may be directed to: Robinson Pino, Program Manager, Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, telephone: (301) 903-1263, email: Robinson.

Pino@science. doe. gov Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) will consider US-Japanese Research Proposals, US-Japanese Data Sharing Proposals, Multilateral Research Proposals, and Multilateral Data Sharing Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.

In a supplementary document, investigators should provide assurance that an agreement covering issues such as intellectual property has been or will be established within a reasonable time after the notifications of awarded projects.

There are two types of US-Japanese projects: one is under NICT’s extramural Commissioned ICT Research and Development Program, and the other is under NICT’s intramural R&D funding program for NICT researchers. Projects may involve extramural or intramural Japanese investigators, but not both. A proposal with the same project description as the proposal to NSF must be submitted by the Japanese PI to NICT.

Japanese applicants should refer to NICT’s solicitation (Japanese language only) for more information. CRCNS is affiliated with the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research ( http://neuroscienceblueprint. nih.

gov/ ), and involves ten participating NIH Institutes and Centers. An NIH Notice ( NOT-MH-24-140 ) is being issued in parallel with this solicitation. Proposals are selected for potential NIH funding on the basis of the common CRCNS joint review process; resubmission of proposals directly to NIH is by invitation only.

No NIH awards will exceed $250,000 per year in direct costs. Proposals involving human subjects research may be observational studies or Basic Experimental Studies involving Humans ( BESH ), i.e., studies that meet both the definition of basic research and the NIH definition of a clinical trial . However, Phase I-IV clinical trials with clinical outcomes as the primary outcomes to assess efficacy will not be accepted.

Please be aware of NIH’s definition of clinical trials , which has specific requirements for applicants proposing BESH studies. For research projects that 1) involve human subjects and 2) have public health relevance, applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Dr. Siavash Vaziri ( siavash. vaziri@nih.

gov ) prior to submitting an application to determine whether it could be supported by NIH through this program. A search for “CRCNS” in the NIH RePORTER system ( https://reporter. nih.

gov/ ) will show a list of CRCNS projects supported by NIH. Further questions may be directed to: Siavash Vaziri (NIH Chair), Program Director, National Institute of Mental Health, telephone: (301) 443-1576, email: siavash. vaziri@nih.

gov Wen Chen, Program Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, telephone: (301) 451-3989, email: chenw@mail. nih. gov Amanda DiBattista, Program Director, Neurobiology of Aging and Neurodegeneration Branch, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, telephone: (301) 496-9350, email: amanda.

dibattista@nih. gov Qi Duan, Program Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, telephone: (301) 451-4780, email: qi. duan@nih.

gov Marie Gill, Program Specialist, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, email: gillml@ninds. nih. gov Mark D.

Egli, Division Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: 301-594-6382 , email: megli@mail. nih. gov Brett Miller, Program Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, telephone: (301) 496-9849, email: millerbre@mail.

nih. gov Jessica Mollick, Program Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, telephone: (301) 827-2949, email: jessica. mollick@nih.

gov Leslie Osborne, Program Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, email: leslie. osborne@nih. gov Amy Poremba, Program Director, Central Pathways for Hearing and Balance, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, telephone: (301) 496-1804, email: amy.

poremba@nih. gov Merav Sabri, Program Director, Central Processing of Taste and Smell, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, telephone: (301) 827-0908, email: merav. sabri@nih.

gov Coryse St Hillaire-Clarke, Program Director, Sensory and Motor Disorders of Aging, Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, telephone: (301) 496-9350, email: coryse. sthillaire-clarke@nih. gov Cheri Wiggs, Program Director, Division of Extramural Research, National Eye Institute, telephone: (301) 402-0276, email: wiggsc@nei.

nih. gov A search in the NSF Award Search will show a list of CRCNS projects supported by NSF. Further questions for NSF program officers may be directed to: Amanda Esquivel, Program Director, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, telephone: (703) 292-8320, email: aesquive@nsf.

gov Zhilan Feng, Program Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences, telephone: (703) 292-7523, email: zfeng@nsf. gov Dwight Kravitz, Program Director, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, telephone: (703) 292-8740, email: dkravitz@nsf. gov Maija Kukla, Program Director, Office of International Science and Engineering, telephone: (703) 292-4940, email: mkukla@nsf.

gov Alex Leonessa, Program Director, Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, telephone: (703) 292-2633, email: aleoness@nsf. gov Floh Thiels, Program Director, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, telephone: (703) 292-8167, email: ethiels@nsf.

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