Dissemination Supplements | BRAIN

This supplement will support the initial dissemination of technologies and resources developed under BRAIN Initiative awards. Efforts may include production/distribution of reagents, components, devices, or systems to end users/ Beta testers, distribution of open-source computational tools, access to research cores, training/ technical support or minor refinements of technologies to enable usability outside of the inventor’s lab.

Content

The following must be addressed:

  • An overview of the current state of the art, what advancement the technology/resource being disseminated provides, and what need it addresses.
  • The stage of development and testing of the technology/resource being disseminated.
  • A list of users to whom the technology/resource will be disseminated, type of work to be performed, and why they were selected.
  • A formal evaluation plan to obtain feedback from end-user laboratories/consumers. The plan should be relevant to the specific technology/resource being disseminated and provide useful feedback to inform next steps in optimization, scale-up, or dissemination of the technology/resource.

The number of users identified should be appropriate for the stage and type of technology/resource being disseminated but greater than one person/laboratory.

End user feedback must be included as an attachment in the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) of the parent award.

The list below are examples of activities NOT responsive to this supplement:

  • Projects focused solely on development of unproven technology/resources.
  • Use of existing technologies to develop novel reagents, genetic lines, or constructs.
  • Projects supporting clinical trials or providing patient services.
  • Projects proposing repositories of brain and related bio-specimens.
  • Projects involving marketing, advertising, and/or sales costs.

Budget

  • Budget requests should rarely exceed $100,000 in direct costs per year.
    • Requests over $100,000 direct costs per year should be discussed with the program officer listed on the most recent Notice of Award of the parent award and the BRAIN Initiative Dissemination Program ( BRAIN_Dissemination@mail.nih.gov ) prior to submission. These requests must be well justified, and will be subject to additional levels of review, including the NIH BRAIN Multi-Council Working Group .
  • The supplement project period must not exceed two years.

Due Dates

Submission acceptance is continuous, but reviews will happen in cohorts based on time of submission:

  • January 1 – March 31
  • April 1 – June 30
  • July 1- September 30
  • October 1 – December 31

Contact

Brain_Dissemination@mail.nih.gov and the Program Official for the parent award.