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Posted · RFA-NS-26-001

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Intermediate Patient Population Expanded Access (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health  ·  HHS

CFDA Numbers

93.853

Award Ceiling

Award Floor

Expected Awards

4

Close Date

Nov 10, 2026

Section I

How to Apply

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Program Contact

ALS Program<br/>NINDSALSMailbox@mail.nih.gov
NINDSALSMailbox@mail.nih.gov

Section II

Eligibility

Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Eligible applicants must be clinical trial sites that participate in a phase 2/3 or phase 3 efficacy clinical trial (designed to provide pivotal data to support a marketing application) supported by a small business concern that is the FDA-designated sponsor of a drug or biological product which is the subject of an IND under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, or cure ALS. The definition of a small business concern can be found in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).Foreign Organizations/International CollaborationsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Eligible Applicant Types

00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23, 25

Section III

Description

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for the conduct of scientific research utilizing data from expanded access (EA) for investigational drugs or biological products as described in section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb). These applications will target intermediate size populations of patients living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who are not eligible for ongoing clinical trials for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, or cure of ALS.

Section IV

Key Dates

Posted
May 4, 2026
Closes
Nov 10, 2026
Archive
Jan 10, 2027