Dana Foundation:  Dana Frontiers

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu.

• LOI due: December 31, 2025
• Budget up to $150,000 (no indirects)
• Project period up to 18 months

Supports multidirectional community engagement to collaboratively identify and address key issues at the intersection of neuroscience and society.  Supports projects that improve the quality of relationships between patient groups, technology end-users and developers, researchers, clinicians, regulators, ethicists, professionals, and policymakers.

The funder seeks projects that develop practical engagement resources—such as toolkits, playbooks, or roadmaps—that empower practitioners (e.g., neuroscientists, policymakers, community leaders) to connect different communities, build trust-based relationships, and foster collaboration.  Projects that primarily aim to increase awareness about brain health or specific brain-based diseases are not responsive.