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Grants Database

Brain Science for a Better Future

We advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people through grants that support interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, collaborative work at the interface between neuroscience and fields such as education, law, policy, and public engagement.

  • Amount
    $150,000
    Grantee
    Implantable Brain Computer Interface Collaborative Community
    This grant is seeding the establishment of the Implantable Brain Computer Interface Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC), a cross-sector collaboration among groups with personal and/or professional interests in overcoming systemic challenges related to researching, developing, regulating, and paying for implantable BCI treatments.
    Year
    2024
    Program
    Dana Frontiers
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  • Amount
    $30,000
    Grantee
    Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)
    A Foundation grant will support the development of the first in-person neuroethics hackathon at the 2024 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum. The hackathon aims to promote cross-disciplinary exchange on social, ethical, and regulatory issues related to advances in neuroscience that have an impact on diverse publics.
    Year
    2023
    Program
    Dana NextGen
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  • Amount
    $261,000
    Grantee
    University of Minnesota
    A Foundation grant will support the creation of the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society. The Career Network’s goal is to expand and support the next generation of neuroscience and society students, practitioners, and scholars.
    Year
    2023
    Program
    Dana NextGen
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  • Amount
    $13,000
    Grantee
    American Brain Coalition
    The Dana Foundation, together with other philanthropic foundations, supported a series of Congressional Neuroscience Caucus (CNC) briefings hosted by the American Brain Coalition (ABC).
    Year
    2023
    Program
    Dana Frontiers
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  • Amount
    $150,000
    Grantee
    The Chicago Council for Science and Technology
    The Foundation is supporting The Chicago Council for Science and Technology (C2ST) for a multidirectional engagement project using the tools of human-centered design (HCD) to surface the needs, interests, and attitudes of a diverse group of Chicago residents as they relate to brain health.
    Year
    2023
    Program
    Dana Frontiers
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  • Amount
    $1,000,000
    Grantee
    Loyola University Chicago 
    Loyola University Chicago was awarded a two-year project-based grant through the Dana Center Initiative.
    Year
    2023
    Program
    Dana Education
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