Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services
Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Expected around Dec 1, 2026 (not yet confirmed)
- Award size
- Up to $500K
- Total available
- $4.5M · about 3 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), School district, Other (see eligibility), Tribal government, Anyone (unrestricted), State government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Public college or university, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Private college or university, City or town government, Tribal organization, County government
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Grant-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
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About this grant
CDC/ATSDR is inviting research proposals to study risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Studies on military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, and infections agents and exposures are encouraged. Funding will be for four funding options: Option A - Support research with strong existing evidence such as studies on known environmental or genetic risk factors, research that improves past studies with better data, or investigations linking risk factors to ALS diagnosis and treatment; Option B - Support new and exploratory research on ALS risk factors such as studies on risk factors with little existing evidence or research using innovative methods; Option C - Understand ALS risk in affected populations, such as studies involving military veterans or investigations of ALS risk factors impacting this population; Option D - Analyze biological samples from the Guamanian ALS cluster such as investigation of disease mechanisms and environmental factors, exposure routes, genetic studies and biomarkers and how this could lead to mitigation therapeutics, diagnostics or prevention.
Eligibility (from the notice)
Additional Eligibility Information to be included in the NOFO.
About the program (93.061)
Innovations in Applied Public Health Research — Applied Public Health Research
How applications are judged
Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title Uniform Adminstractions Requirements, Part 2, Subpart E,Public Law Cost Principles.Cost principles applies to this programMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.