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NIH funding notice RFA-NS-23-006

HEAL INITIATIVE: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management (R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed on April 4, 2025.

Posted
September 15, 2022
Close date
April 4, 2025
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
Not stated on the notice page

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

Its page was not saved, so the notices it replaced are not known.

Who won it before

11 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $6,696,122 in first-year total cost, median $485,026.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 NV-C (10)]6
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 NV-G (13)]2
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZNS1 SRB-R (30)]1
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 NV-H (13)]1
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 NV-S (14)]1

Most frequent institutions

  1. BACKSTOP NEURAL, INC.1
  2. BRIXTON BIOSCIENCES, INC.1
  3. FUNCTION THERAPEUTICS, INC.1
  4. GOALISTICS, LLC1
  5. H3PELVIC THERAPY SYSTEMS, INC.1
Competing awards under RFA-NS-23-006 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) to Support Clinical Evaluation of a Drug for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy2R44NS120617-02A1RICHARDSON, THOMAS PPLUMERIA THERAPEUTICS, INC., NJ$1,500,000ZRG1
2025PNM-CAP: A novel nerve cap to prevent painful neuroma formation in peripheral nerve injuries and amputations1R43NS139719-01A1BROWN, BRYAN NICKLAUSSOLETTI, LORENZORENERVA, LLC, PA$500,000ZNS1
2025Parmodulins without Abuse Potential for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain1R43NS143450-01DOCKENDORFF, CHRISTOPHERFUNCTION THERAPEUTICS, INC., WI$499,863ZRG1
2025Innovative Vaginal Girth Adjustable Dilator with Precise Dilation Monitoring, designed to Significantly Improve Patient Pain Management in Pelvic Floor Disorder Treatment1R43HD117450-01JAYOL, BENJAMINLUMINA MEDICAL LLC, CA$384,923ZRG1
2024Neural Ice Technology for Treatment of Pain1R44AR084998-01SIDOTI, CHARLESBRIXTON BIOSCIENCES, INC., MA$998,787ZRG1
2024Thin, Softening Epidural Leads for Chronic Arm and Neck Pain1R43NS135863-01A1MANZ, CONNIEBACKSTOP NEURAL, INC., TX$485,026ZRG1
2024Training Psychologists and Nurse Practitioners in the Use of an Evidence-Based Online Pain Self-Management Program: Leveraging the Power of Expert Guidance and Telehealth1R43MH135524-01A1RUEHLMAN, LINDA SUEGOALISTICS, LLC, AZ$305,909ZRG1
2024A Novel Aerosolization and Inhalation Platform for the Pulmonary Delivery of Anti-inflammatory Agents to Distal Airways for the Enhanced Pain Management in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)1R43HL172316-01GAO, XIANGSCIENTIFIC HORIZONS CONSULTING LLC, CA$274,875ZRG1
2023Development of a regional anesthesia guidance system to increase patient access to opioid-sparing analgesia for hip fracture pain1R44AR083337-01MAULDIN, FRANK WILLIAMRIVANNA MEDICAL, INC., VA$1,011,938ZRG1
2023Targeted Temperature Modulation with Smart Radiometric Monitoring for Effective and Long-Lasting Opioid-Free Pelvic Pain Relief - A Novel Low-Cost, Portable, Tampon-sized Thermal Transfer Device.1R43HD112219-01A1LYON, ZACHARY WH3PELVIC THERAPY SYSTEMS, INC., NC$384,737ZRG1
2023The Pain in a Dish Assay (PIDA): a high throughput system featuring human stem cell-derived nociceptors and dorsal horn neurons to test compounds for analgesic activity1R43TR004743-01MCDONOUGH, PATRICK MVALA SCIENCES, INC., CA$350,064ZRG1

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