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Backyard Brains, Inc.: 2 NIH awards ($3.2M), fiscal years 2021 to 2026
Backyard Brains, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI is funded under 2 NIH awards ($3.2M) in the NIH and NSF award files, read 2026-11-03. NIH fiscal years 2021 to 2025; NSF fiscal years 2022 to 2026.
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Awards
2 awards in the window.
| Award | Agency | Institute or division | Fiscal year | Amount in window | Start | End | Principal investigator | Source |
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| Introducing Neuroscience and Neurocomputation Concepts to High School Students using Brain-based Neurorobots | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | 2022 to 2025 | $2,853,027 | June 1, 2025 | August 31, 2025 | GAGE, GREGORY JOHN | reporter.nih.gov |
| A biologically-inspired, interactive digital device to introduce K12 students to computational neuroscience | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences | 2023 | $324,631 | June 1, 2023 | May 31, 2024 | GAGE, GREGORY JOHN | reporter.nih.gov |
Funding by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | NIH awards | NIH amount | NSF awards | NSF amount |
|---|
| 2025 | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 1 | $940,479 | 0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 2 | $1,258,942 | 0 | $0 |
| 2022 | 1 | $928,237 | 0 | $0 |
Open federal funding opportunities
From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.
| Open opportunity | Number | Agency | Listing | Closes | Award ceiling | Why it matches |
|---|
| Functional Target Validation for Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias | RFA-NS-26-034 | NIH | 93.853 | November 6, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Clinical Trials and Ancillary Studies Conducted within NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Research Networks (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Required) | PAR-27-007 | NIH | 93.853 | November 10, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Intermediate Patient Population Expanded Access (U01 Clinical Trial Required) | RFA-NS-26-001 | NIH | 93.853 | November 10, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Genomic and Biologic Therapies for ADRD (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA-NS-26-030 | NIH | 93.853 | November 10, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) (SB0 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA-OD-27-009 | NIH | 93.859 | November 10, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.859 as 1 award here |
| Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-369 | NIH | 93.853 | November 18, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-371 | NIH | 93.853 | November 18, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials and Biomarker Studies for Stroke Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-25-052 | NIH | 93.853 | November 19, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA-AT-25-003 | NIH | 93.853 | November 23, 2026 | $375,000 | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) | RFA-OD-27-008 | NIH | 93.853 | December 2, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required) | PAR-24-295 | NIH | 93.853 | December 3, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | PAR-24-296 | NIH | 93.853 | December 3, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | RFA-OD-24-011 | NIH | 93.853 | December 4, 2026 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-27-039 | NIH | 93.859 | January 5, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.859 as 1 award here |
| Small Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional) | PAR-27-040 | NIH | 93.859 | January 5, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.859 as 1 award here |
| Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required) | PAR-24-214 | NIH | 93.853 | January 7, 2027 | $375,000 | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA-NS-25-023 | NIH | 93.853 | January 15, 2027 | $350,000 | Same assistance listing 93.853 as 1 award here |
| Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32) | PAR-24-128 | NIH | 93.859 | January 25, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.859 as 1 award here |
| Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32) | PAR-24-235 | NIH | 93.859 | January 25, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.859 as 1 award here |
| Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T34) | PAR-24-236 | NIH | 93.859 | January 25, 2027 | Not listed | Same assistance listing 93.859 as 1 award here |
Topics of its NIH awards
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.