This opportunity funds research investigating risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), including studies on military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, infectious agents, and exposures. Four funding options support research from well-established evidence to exploratory studies, affected populations such as veterans, and biological sample analysis from the Guamanian ALS cluster to advance understanding and potential mitigation strategies.
Eligible applicants include county, city, state, and tribal governments; public housing authorities; private and public institutions of higher education; independent school districts; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and other specified entities. Eligibility is broad and includes various
