2027 INFRASTRUCTURE/REGISTRY RESEARCH GRANT CYCLE NOW OPEN

July 30, 2026

This competitive grant is directed at developing a new multicenter infrastructure, (registries and networks), or enhancing the scientific scope of an existing multicenter infrastructure program to enable advancement of clinical and health-services research.

PERF^® is accepting a Letter of Intent (LOI) from eligible researchers in pediatric neurology.  The LOI submission deadline is October 29, 2026.

Eligibility

• The applicant should be a pediatric neurologist (MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) at any stage in his or her career or a PhD working in an area relevant to pediatric neurology.
• The applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or Canada and may only submit one letter of intent (LOI) per grant cycle.
• For a PERF^® infrastructure/registry grant, at least one child neurologist must be a member of the core study team (e.g. as PI, co-PI, or co-investigator).

Funding Amount and Duration

The PERF^® Grant for Infrastructure/Registry (I/R) Research is up to 3 years of support for up to $330,000.00.  Grants are for $110,000 per year for each of three years with $10,000 withheld from Year 1 payment. The funding begins September 1.

A full application is BY INVITATION ONLY.  Read more information about this research opportunity here.

Download the LOI Form (Version Date: 7.28.2026)

Download the Application Submission Guidelines (Version Date: 7.28.2026)