The Fattah Neuroscience Initiative (FNI) is a policy initiative designed to make major progress in understanding the human brain by intensifying federal research efforts across brain disease, disorder, injury, cognition and development.

The initiative aims to coordinate research across agencies and draw upon public-private partnerships and the world of academia. Congressman Fattah is the lead Democrat on the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing federal expenditures in the science agencies.