NINDS funding opportunities – Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE)
12/15/2014
Two new FOAs have been announced under this blanket title: Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Assay Development and Therapeutic Agent Identification and Characterization to Support Therapeutic Discovery…
NIH opportunities to promote diversity in the scientific workforce (NIMH, NCI)
12/15/2014
NIMH Administrative Supplement Program Providing Research Experiences for Physicians and Medical Students from Diverse Backgrounds (PA-15-069) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. NCI Mentored…
NIH funding opportunity – Research on Eosinophil Associated Disorders
11/7/2014
NIH has released R01 and R21 versions of this funding opportunity. Its objective is to encourage research aimed at clarifying the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the presence and function…
10/27/2014
The genetic architecture of psychiatric disorders is complex. Psychiatric disorders display strong heritability, as demonstrated in family and twin genetic studies. Recent large-scale, genome-wide studies have identified associations of psychiatric…
10/27/2014
The Orphan Products Development (OPD) program was created to identify and promote the development of orphan products (drugs, biologics, medical devices, and medical foods) that are indicated for a rare…
10/22/2014
This new funding opportunity, supported by NINR and NIA, comes in three flavors: R21: PA-15-015 R15: PA-15-016 R01: PA-15-017 Its purpose is to stimulate clinical research focused on biobehavioral or…
NSF – Non-medical, non-clinical care research on the Ebola virus
10/17/2014
October 16, 2014 Dear Colleague, In light of the recent emergence of the lethal Ebola virus in the US, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting proposals to conduct non-medical,…
USAID Development Innovation Accelerator Broad Agency Announcement for Fighting Ebola
10/15/2014
This BAA seeks opportunities to co-create, co-design, co-invest, and collaborate in the development, testing, and scaling of practical and cost-effective innovations that can help healthcare workers on the front lines…
Department of Defense – pre-announcement of Gulf War Illness Research Program
8/21/2014
The FY14 Defense Appropriations Act provides $20 million (M) to the Department of Defense Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) to support innovative, high-impact research to improve the health and…
NIH funding opportunity – Testing Interventions for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (R01)
8/18/2014
This FOA encourages innovative research to improve our understanding of how to increase and maintain health-enhancing physical activity to make meaningful and lasting change, with an emphasis on multi-level interventions…