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DoD Prostate Cancer Biomarker Development Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-PCRP-BDA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 09, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: May 14, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Many putative prostate cancer biomarkers have been disc...
Source: Grants.gov - May 15, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

State and Regional Approaches to Improving Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-244 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.110Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)For profit organizations other than small businessesSmall businessesOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jun 19, 2013Award Ceiling: $390,536...
Source: Grants.gov - May 15, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

DoD FY13 Prostate Cancer Laboratory-Clinical Transition Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-PCRP-LCTA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 09, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: May 13, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The PCRP Laboratory - Clinical Transition Award (LCTA)...
Source: Grants.gov - May 15, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

DoD Gulf War Illness Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-GWIRP-IIRA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Sep 18, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: May 14, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The GWIRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award was f...
Source: Grants.gov - May 15, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Coordinating Center for Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy
Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-203 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.110Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jun 17, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 10, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This funding opportunity announcement solicits applications for a Coordinating Center for Access to Services for Children and Youths with Epilepsy (Epilepsy Program). The purp...
Source: Grants.gov - May 11, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: Sheiner-Beal Pharmacometrics Award
The Sheiner-Beal Pharmacometrics Award has been established as an ASCPT Award by the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to acknowledge the pioneering contributions of Drs. Lewis B. Sheiner and Stuart Beal to the scientific discipline of pharmacometrics. Definition Pharmacometrics is defined as the science that quantifies drug, disease and clinical trial information to aid efficient drug development, regulatory decisions and rational therapeutic decision making in patients. It uses models that are generally based on pharmacology, physiology, gen...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 8, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Source Type: funding

DoD Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Exploration Hypothesis Development Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-TSCRP-EHDA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Jul 11, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: May 03, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The mission of the TSCRP is to encourage innovative rese...
Source: Grants.gov - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

DoD Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Idea Development Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-TSCRP-IDA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Jul 11, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: May 03, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The mission of the TSCRP is to encourage innovative resea...
Source: Grants.gov - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

DoD Tuberous Sclerosis Research Pilot Clinical Trial Award
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-TSCRP-PCTA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Regional DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Jul 11, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: May 03, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The mission of the TSCRP is to encourage innovative research aimed at understanding the patho...
Source: Grants.gov - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Regional Development Source Type: funding

BLM WY Genetic Diversity and Adaptation and Restoration Seeding
Funding Opportunity Number: L13AS00075 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.231Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: May 20, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 06, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Compare restoration success between local and generic seed obtained from both individual sources and mixed sou...
Source: Grants.gov - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

American College of Cardiology Foundation/Merck Research Fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease
Four one-year fellowships will be awarded to support research in adult cardiology. Preference is given to individuals who have had no more than two years of prior full-time experience either in clinical or basic research. Recipients will be expected to pursue a full-time project in clinical research during their year of supported training. Research Focus: In selecting applications, proposals addressing CVD and Cardiometabolic disorders are encouraged. Included are proposals that address pathophysiology, molecular genetics, metabolic abnormalities leading to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, hyperlip...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American College of Cardiology Foundation/Merck Source Type: funding

American College of Cardiology Foundation Young Investigator Awards Competition
The Young Investigator Awards competition encourages and recognizes young scientific investigators of promise, upon whom progress in the field of cardiology is dependent. A manuscript and abstract summarizing any problem that relates to cardiovascular disease whether it be in etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, or therapy. Award Categories include the following: 1. ACCF/Herman K. Gold Young Investigator Awards in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2. Physiology, Pharmacology and Pathology 3. Clinical Investigations, Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Surgery 4.Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and Population G...
Source: ScanGrants feed - May 6, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American College of Cardiology Foundation Source Type: funding

American Hearing Research Foundation Regular Grants
The American Hearing Research Foundation funds an average of five research grants each year that investigate various aspects of hearing and balance disorders related to the inner ear. Grants are for $20,000 for one year of research. Priority is given to investigators early in their careers who need seed funds to generate results and data that can be used to support later application for larger grants (i.e., NIH grants) in the future. AHRF Regular Grants AHRF grant proposals are due on August 1 of the year before funding begins in January. Proposals are reviewed by the AHRF Research Committee in mid-October and appli...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 24, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Hearing Research Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Ellison Medical Foundation Neuroscience Scholar Award Program
Since 1998, The Ellison Medical Foundation has been actively engaged in supporting fundamental research on the Biology of Aging and age-related disease mechanisms. The Foundation is now pleased to announce an additional funding opportunity under the Foundation's new Neuroscience Scholar Awards Program. Like the Foundation's ongoing Biology of Aging Scholar Awards program, the Neuroscience Scholars program is intended to provide researchers with the support and resources to develop innovative research programs aimed at gaining insight into the fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie normal bio...
Source: ScanGrants feed - April 22, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Ellison Medical Foundation Source Type: funding

Development and Characterization of Microsatellite PCR Primers for Bonytail Chub
Funding Opportunity Number: R13AP30003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.517Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-BOR-LCClosing Date: Mar 12, 2013Award Ceiling: $34,392Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Feb 26, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: OVERVIEW Bonytail chub (Gila elegans) is one of the four species of large, long-lived, endemic fishes that were once abundant and broadly distributed throughout the Colorado...
Source: Grants.gov - February 27, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education
The ASHG Awards Committee and Information and Education Committee invite you to submit nominations for the 2013 Excellence in Human Genetics Education Award. Nominations are due by: Friday, April 12, 2013 The American Society of Human Genetics established this award to recognize outstanding contributions to human genetics education. Nominees must have made contributions that are recognized nationally or internationally as being of exceptional quality and great importance to human genetics education. Nominees should have long-standing involvement in genetics education, contributions in more than one area, and c...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 27, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society of Human Genetics Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: American Society of Human Genetics Curt Stern Award
Nominations are due by: Friday, April 12, 2013 The Curt Stern Award honors the memory of Curt Stern (1902-1981) as an outstanding pioneering human geneticist. This award is presented yearly for outstanding scientific achievements in human genetics that occurred in the last 10 years. The work could be a single major discovery or may be a series of contributions on a similar or related topic. A plaque and a monetary award of $2,500 are presented to the recipient(s) at the Society’s Annual Meeting. Nominations for the Stern Award will be solicited from the ASHG Awards Committee and the general membership. T...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 27, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society of Human Genetics Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: American Society of Human Genetics William Allan Award
Nominations are due by: Friday, April 12, 2013 The William Allan Award is the top prize given by the American Society of Human Genetics; it was established in 1961 in memory of William Allan (1881-1943), who was one of the first American physicians to conduct extensive research in human genetics. The Allan Award is presented annually to recognize substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics, carried out over a sustained period of scientific inquiry and productivity. The recipient is presented with an engraved medal and a monetary award of $10,000 at the ASHG Annual Meeting. The Allan A...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 27, 2013 Category: Research Authors: American Society of Human Genetics Source Type: funding

Chordoma Foundation Request for Applications for 2013 Research Seed Grants
Over the past several years, interest in chordoma has grown and numerous new investigators have ventured into chordoma research. During the same period, opportunities for new research have also multiplied as cell lines and animal models have become available, and key features of chordoma biology have been revealed. The Chordoma Foundation has previously awarded seed grants to eleven investigators. Dozens of additional researchers across the world are ready to begin new chordoma research projects, but, to get started, the vast majority of these researchers need seed funding from the Chordoma Foundation. To meet this ne...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 26, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Chordoma Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience
Nominations for the 2013 award are due Wednesday, June 5. The Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience, supported by The Nemko Family, recognizes a young neuroscientist's outstanding PhD thesis advancing understanding of molecular, genetic, or cellular mechanisms underlying brain function, including higher function and cognition. Recipients receive a $2,500 prize and complimentary registration, transportation (economy air or ground), and two nights hotel accommodations for the SfN annual meeting. The SfN president presents the prize at a lecture at the meeting. Eligibility Nominees must have a thesi...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 25, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Society for Neuroscience/Nemko Family Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
Request for Proposals: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Deadline for nominations is March 15, 2013. Nomination Process The entire process must be completed online at HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM. This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers. The applicants’ research interests should be consonant with those of the March of Dimes’ mission: The Mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The March of Dimes defines a birth defect as a...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 19, 2013 Category: Research Authors: March of Dimes Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: New Research Grants for Novel Approaches to Lupus
Grant Application Deadline: May 30, 2013 The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) invites applications for financial support for idea-driven, novel research projects relevant to basic, translational or clinical investigation in lupus. The Novel Research Grant program will run in parallel with the LRI’s global Distinguished Innovator Award program. Research applications will be judged principally on novelty of the hypotheses, scientific quality, strength of approach, relevance to lupus, and likelihood of success. Creativity will be valued. Rationale for the hypotheses proposed rather than amount of preliminary ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 15, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Lupus Research Institute Source Type: funding

2014 McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Awards
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience supports innovative research designed to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To this end, the McKnight Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award assists scientists working to apply the knowledge achieved through basic research to human brain disorders that affect memory or cognition. USE OF AWARD FUNDS We are interested in proposals that address memory or cognition under normal and pathological conditions. This includes proposals that address mechanisms of memory or cognition at the synaptic, cellular,...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 15, 2013 Category: Research Authors: McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience Source Type: funding

Discovery, validation, and genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys).
Funding Opportunity Number: F13AS00083 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.608Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Mar 14, 2013Award Ceiling: $12,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Feb 12, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This funding opportunity is for the discovery, v...
Source: Grants.gov - February 14, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Westslope Cutthroat Trout Genetic Testing in Montana
Funding Opportunity Number: L13AS00031 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.231Eligible Applicants State governmentsAgency Name: DOI-BLMClosing Date: Mar 20, 2013Award Ceiling: $6,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Feb 13, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Process genetic samples from southwest Montana to determine genetic purity and provide a report of the findings. (Source: Grants.gov)
Source: Grants.gov - February 14, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

Scientific Cooperation Exchange Program with People's Republic of China
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-2013-SCEP Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: OtherCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureCFDA Number: 10.614Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits th...
Source: Grants.gov - February 11, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Source Type: funding

The Influence of the Microbiome on Preterm Labor and Delivery (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-NR-13-003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.361Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, ...
Source: Grants.gov - February 11, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

The Influence of the Microbiome on Preterm Labor and Delivery (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-NR-13-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.361Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, ...
Source: Grants.gov - February 11, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

The Influence of the Microbiome on Preterm Labor and Delivery (R01)
Funding Opportunity RFA-NR-13-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement builds on the National Institute of Nursing Researchs (NINRs) previous efforts to understand the mechanisms related to preterm birth by leveraging the work performed by the National Institutes of Healths (NIHs) Human Microbiome Project (HMP). NINR seeks research to address the contribution of the microbiome to preterm labor and delivery. Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, and evidence suggests that although there are multiple contributors, microorganisms may play a signi...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 11, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

The Influence of the Microbiome on Preterm Labor and Delivery (R21)
Funding Opportunity RFA-NR-13-003 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement builds on the National Institute of Nursing Researchs (NINRs) previous efforts to understand the mechanisms related to preterm birth by leveraging the work performed by the National Institutes of Healths (NIHs) Human Microbiome Project (HMP). NINR seeks research to address the contribution of the microbiome to preterm labor and delivery. Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity, and evidence suggests that although there are multiple contributors, microorganisms may play a signi...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 11, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Travel Stipends for the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS)
15th Annual Genes, Brain and Behavior Meeting of IBANGS Leuven, Belgium, 20-24 May 2013 With the generous support of a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health USA we are pleased to offer stipends in partial support of travel to attend the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS). Travel Stipend Details: A limited number of stipends are available for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty members who have held faculty rank for less than 5 years. Selection will be based on the ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 11, 2013 Category: Research Authors: International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society Source Type: funding

Dimensions of Biodiversity
Funding Opportunity Number: 13-536 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.05047.074Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: NSFClosing Date: May 06, 2013Award Ceiling: $2,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Feb 04, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: Despite centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unkno...
Source: Grants.gov - February 5, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals: National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Research Fellowship
The National Psoriasis Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of the Medical Research Fellowship Grants for the academic year 2013-2014. The program provides support to eligible institutions to develop and enhance the opportunities for physicians training for research careers in academic dermatology. Research pathways: Priority consideration will be given to applications that advance psoriasis research and address one or more of the Foundation’s research pathways: (1) genetics, (2) cell biology, (3) immunology, and (4) epidemiological/health services research. Anticipated number of awards: It is an...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: National Psoriasis Foundation Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Lupus Research Institute Distinguished Innovator Awards
Grant Application Deadline: May 16, 2013 The Lupus Research Institute (LRI) invites applications for its Distinguished Innovator Awards, a global program that will provide outstanding scientists with substantial support for up to four years to conduct novel research into the fundamental causes of lupus and so provide new directions toward a cure or prevention. Advances across many disciplines have led to novel treatments that aim to suppress the manifestations of lupus. Yet few interventions are being developed that seek to reverse or prevent the disease. LRI Distinguished Innovators will address this gap by pioneer...
Source: ScanGrants feed - February 4, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Lupus Research Institute Source Type: funding

Differentiation and Integration of Stem Cells (Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent) Into Developing or Damaged Tissues (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-095 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthIncome Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.865Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3...
Source: Grants.gov - January 29, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding

Differentiation and Integration of Stem Cells (Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent) Into Developing or Damaged Tissues (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-094 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthIncome Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.865Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3...
Source: Grants.gov - January 29, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Program Yuma Area Office
The objective is to fund opportunities for collecting field data of the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard (FTHL) (Phrynosoma mcalli) and perform habitat restoration in accordance with the FWCA. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed listing the FTHL under threatened species in 1993. The proposal was subsequently withdrawn in 1997. In 2005, the Service announced reinstatement of the 1993 proposed rule but again withdrew the proposal rule on March 15, 2011 (76 FR 14210). In 1997, the species gained protective status on public lands under a conservation agreement signed by several federal and state agencies. T...
Source: Grants.gov - January 29, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

Differentiation and Integration of Stem Cells (Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent) Into Developing or Damaged Tissues (R01)
Funding Opportunity PAR-13-094 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The primary focus of the FOA is to promote in vivo studies of stem cells in animal models and in humans (if applicable) to better understand how stem cells function within developing or damaged tissues. The areas of emphasis would include systematically profiling and cataloging changes at genetic and epigenetic levels that take place in stem cells and their microenvironment. The purpose is to gain in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms involved in: progressive differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs) into embryonic lineages, progenitor cells...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Differentiation and Integration of Stem Cells (Embryonic and Induced-Pluripotent) Into Developing or Damaged Tissues (R21)
Funding Opportunity PAR-13-095 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is intended to encourage innovative and high risk/impact research in the area of stem cell biology, to be explored in model organisms. The research proposed under this program can explore approaches and concepts new to this area; development of new technologies; or initial research and development of data upon which significant future research may be built. The primary focus of the FOA is to promote in...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Request for Proposals 2013: Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types Research Grant Program
Request for Proposals 2013: Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types Research Grant Program The Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types research grant program was established in 2006 to encourage and support investigation into the causes, treatments, and potential cures for ichthyosis. Surveys of the ichthyosis community, specifically individuals affected with ichthyosis and their families, have indicated that research is their primary area of interest and their top priority for funds donated to the Foundation. In response to this, the Foundation has initiated an expanded program to promote p...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types Source Type: funding

Call for Applications: Career Development Awards in Support of Research into Inherited Orphan Retinal Degenerative Diseases and Non-Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Application Deadline: March 15, 2013 The Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is soliciting applications for Career Development Awards (CDA) from clinical research scientists of superior dedication and talent. The award is for junior investigators to pursue vigorous research programs to drive the research to find the therapies and cures for retinal degenerative diseases (RDDs), i.e., inherited orphan retinal degenerative diseases and non-exudative age-related macular degeneration. The goal of this Program is to facilitate advances in laboratory and clinical research, to elucidate the mechanisms for the etiology and pat...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Foundation Fighting Blindness Source Type: funding

FacioScapuloHumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society Research Grants and Fellowships
The FSH Society offers basic research grants, research fellowships and postdoctoral fellowships to support research relevant to understanding the molecular genetics and cause of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). To obtain an application, please submit a letter of intent. The letter of intent should contain a single page introductory cover letter plus a one or two page descriptive summary of the proposed research – enough for a decision from the Scientific Advisory Board. A well conceived and tight rationale for a research project can easily lend itself to one page. The letter of intent may be submit...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 28, 2013 Category: Research Authors: FacioScapuloHumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society Source Type: funding

PRIDE-GE Summer Institute in Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology With a Focus on Cardiovascular and Other Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders
Summer 2013 July 10-July 31, 2013 (New Cohort) July 28-Aug 15, 2013 (Returning Cohort) Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, now offers an all-expense-paid summer institute in genetic epidemiology, initiated and funded by the NHLBI, for the purpose of increasing diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Junior faculty from Under Represented Minority population groups and faculty with disabilities qualify for this opportunity. The summer institute is designed to prepare the participants to work at the interface of genetic epidemiology, bioinformatics, cardiovascular disease, and other hear...
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 21, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine Source Type: funding

Gene Function Studies to Investigate Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (Admin Supp)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-13-076 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.310Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than in...
Source: Grants.gov - January 7, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Gene Function Studies to Investigate Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (Admin Supp)
Funding Opportunity PA-13-076 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Administrative Supplement Program intends to support gene function studies in collaboration with the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) to investigate the underlying genetics, biochemistry and pathophysiology of newly diagnosed diseases identified through the UDP. In recent years, gene function studies combined with genetic and genomic analyses and metabolic studies have greatly improved diagnoses of these very rare diseases and advanced scientific knowledge of the underlying pathogenesis. This initiative is funded through the NIH Common...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 7, 2013 Category: Research Source Type: funding

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Request for Proposals
National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Request for Proposals The National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Inc. (NTSAD) is considered to be the nation’s oldest genetic disease nonprofit organization. The “Allied Diseases” represent a family of almost 100 rare diseases including lysosomal storage diseases (LSD) and leukodystrophies affecting the central nervous system. A major element of NTSAD’s mission is to lead the fight to treat and cure Tay-Sachs, Canavan and related genetic diseases; therefore, NTSAD is committed to funding research projects that advance this mission....
Source: ScanGrants feed - January 3, 2013 Category: Research Authors: National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association Source Type: funding

Senior Scholar in Aging Award
The Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholar program is designed to support established investigators working at institutions in the U.S. to conduct research in the basic biological and basic biomedical sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities. The award is intended to provide significant support to allow the development of new, creative research programs by investigators who may not currently be conducting aging research or who wish to develop new research programs in aging. The Foundation particularly seeks to stimulate new research that has rigorous ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 30, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Ellison Medical Foundation Source Type: funding

Pain in Aging (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-13-059 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.27393.27993.866Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with t...
Source: Grants.gov - December 20, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding

Pain in Aging (R01)
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-13-058 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationHealthCFDA Number: 93.21393.27393.27993.866Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indian housing authoritiesNative American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status ...
Source: Grants.gov - December 20, 2012 Category: Research Tags: Education Health Source Type: funding