Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA is inviting research proposals to study risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The proposals should focus on military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, and infections agents and exposures. The funding will be for four funding options: Option A - Support research with strong existing evidence, Option B - Support new and exploratory research on ALS risk factors, Option C - Understand ALS risk in affected populations, and Option D - Analyze biological samples from the Guamanian ALS cluster. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • Studies on military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, and infections agents and exposures are encouraged. • Funding will be for four funding options. • The estimated funding for this opportunity is $4,500,000. • The award ceiling is $500,000. • The opportunity is open to various types of entities, including nonprofits, state governments, and private institutions of higher education.