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

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Oct 1, 2026 (this estimate has passed and the agency has not posted it yet). Estimated application due date: Dec 1, 2026.

Awards are up to $500,000 each, the agency expects to make 3 awards and estimated total program funding is $4,500,000.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of applicant), subject to any clarification in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Additional Eligibility Information to be included in the NOFO.

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

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 …

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