This funding supports research proposals investigating risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Topics include military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, infectious agents, and environmental exposures. Four funding options cover studies with strong existing evidence, exploratory research, affected populations such as veterans, and biological sample analysis from the Guamanian ALS cluster to explore disease mechanisms and potential interventions.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments and organizations; public housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and other entities as specified in th
