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“The CARE Consortium, the concussion research alliance launched in 2014 by the NCAA and Department of Defense, is nearing the end of its current, five-year phase. And while a grant proposal is currently before the Department of Defense to extend research support for another five years, the NCAA is noncommittal about its future funding of the project.

CARE has become a cornerstone of concussion research, with tens of thousands of college athletes and military service academy members participating to help scientists better understand the long-term consequences of head injuries and inform the effort to prevent and treat them.

» What We’re Hearing. “An NCAA spokesperson said the association is “engaged in ongoing discussions regarding the next steps,” but would not directly answer whether that includes providing money after its $10 million contribution to the consortium’s most recent grant.”