Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA):

Keith Michael Andrus Cardiac Research Award (LOI)

Proposals should focus on advancing understanding and/or treatment of the cardiac involvement in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).

Funding: up to $150K/year for 1 or 2 years. (No Overhead)

Kyle Bryant Translational Research Award (LOI)

Must target one or more of the following:

- Identification of biomarkers for FA that will elucidate disease variability, severity, and prognosis; facilitate drug screening, and/or optimize selection of patients and clinical endpoints for clinical trials.

- Development of tools and technologies that can: (a) be directly used for therapy development; (b) overcome existing obstacles to treatment and (c) be directly applied to, or adapted for, delivery of potential therapeutics.

- Pre-clinical development and testing of potential therapeutics, biologics, and devices in cells and animals.

- Clinical studies of patient outcome measures.

Funding: up to $250K/year for 1 or 2 years. (No Overhead)

Bronya J. Keats Research Collaboration Award (LOI)

Focusing on FA research that relies on collaboration among investigators from at least two different Institutions. Special consideration given to proposals that involve international collaborations and bring new scientists to the FA community.

Funding: up to $200K/year for 1 or 2 years. (No Overhead)

http://curefa.org/grant-types