# Simpler Grants.gov #RFA-EB-28-004

NIH NextTech grants for translational development of diagnostic and therapeutic devices

**Buyer:** National Institutes of Health
**Posted:** October 23, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2030
**Identifier:** RFA-EB-28-004
**NAICS:** 541715, 541714, 541713

The National Institutes of Health is supporting translational development of next-generation devices through its NextTech grant opportunity.
- **Government buyer:** National Institutes of Health (NIH); supports the BRAIN and HEAL Initiatives.
- **Opportunity:** RFA-EB-28-004, a grant program for developing technologies to prevent, monitor, diagnose, or treat conditions within the initiatives’ missions.
- **Funding:** $6,000,000 in total program funding; NIH expects to make four awards. Individual award amounts are not specified.
- **Requested work:** Develop and optimize technologies and conduct studies that prepare devices for approvals for human use, with the goal of advancing them toward first-in-human trial readiness.
- **Important requirement:** Clinical trials are not allowed under this opportunity.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None identified. No specific products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are requested.

### Description

This funding opportunity invites investigators to advance next-generation technologies for preventing, monitoring, diagnosing, and treating disorders within the missions of the NIH BRAIN and HEAL Initiatives. Funded activities will advance devices toward readiness for first-in-human clinical trials by addressing challenges identified in preliminary proof-of-concept studies. The scope includes technology development and optimization, as well as studies to prepare for approvals for human use. The source lists total program funding of $6,000,000 and expects four awards; award minimum and maximum amounts are not specified.

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