In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for neuroscience research that supports consideration of the ethical, legal, and societal dimensions of neuroscience, including, for example, award terminations of National Institutes of Health research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge funding opportunity for impacted work that aligns with our mission of advancing neuroscience in alignment with societal goals and human values.

The Foundation does not fund purely empirical or conceptual biomedical and/or behavioral research projects without a substantive, active emphasis on addressing associated ethical, legal, and/or societal dimensions. For example, an interdisciplinary team working on an empirical neuroscience study would not constitute a responsive application, as the argument that all neuroscience research may ultimately benefit society is arguably true, but does not constitute sufficient alignment with our mission and programmatic priorities. More plainly: please do not submit an application if your work is solely focused on neuroscience research in the lab as this will not be eligible, costing you time to prepare your application and time for us to review your application and determine its ineligibility.

To be eligible for these grants, applicants must: 1. Be a PI on an award from a federal funding agency such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the National Endowment for the Humanities, etc.; and 2. Be negatively affected by changes in funding at that federal agency; and 3. Be doing work that falls within the Dana Foundation’s mission area of neuroscience and society