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NIDA Solicits Proposals to Expand NExUS Collaboratory for Neural Cell Ensemble Research

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is seeking proposals to expand the NExUS Collaboratory, focused on understanding neural cell ensembles affected by addictive substances. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) - Project Scope: - Expand the NExUS Collaboratory to build a multimodal inventory of neural cell populations and computations altered by substance use - Collect and share datasets of neural cell populations - Integrate cell-resolved readouts with other data modalities - Develop analytical and visualization tools for neural data - Inform models of cell recruitment into coding ensembles - Foster collaboration with other cell atlasing projects - Products/Services Requested: - No specific commercial products or OEMs are named - Services include data collection, integration, tool development, and knowledgebase expansion - Notable Requirements: - Multimodal data integration and open data sharing - Development of new analytical and visualization tools - Collaboration with other neuroscience and cell atlasing initiatives - Funding Details: - Up to four cooperative agreement awards - Maximum award value per project: $700,000 - Wide eligibility: nonprofits, businesses, government, and educational organizations

Description

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks to support the expansion of the Collaboratory on Neural Ensembles & Used Substances (NExUS) to build a knowledgebase of neural cell populations and computations altered by substance experiences and neurobehavioral states related to addiction or protection. The project aims to collect and share datasets of neural cell populations related to substance experiences, integrate cell-resolved readouts with other data modalities, develop tools for analysis and visualization, inform models of cell recruitment into coding ensembles, and enable synergies among NExUS projects and other cell atlasing efforts. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement with an estimated award maximum of $700,000. The estimated application due date is October 7, 2026, with an expected award date of July 1, 2027.

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