Grants for State governments - Health

This funding opportunity is designed to support the establishment of collaborative research centers that enhance the study and treatment of bone, muscle, and orthopaedic conditions through shared resources and multidisciplinary approaches.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community organizations and institutions to improve awareness and participation in lupus clinical trials among underrepresented populations, particularly racial and ethnic minorities and women of childbearing age.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in analyzing existing oral health data or developing new statistical methods to improve data analysis, with a focus on establishing causal relationships rather than just identifying correlations.

The "Access and Manipulation of Brain Cell Subtypes Implicated in Aging and AD/ADRD" grant aims to fund innovative research strategies that use advanced tools to target and manipulate specific brain cells affected by aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and related dementias, in order to better understand these conditions and their impact on brain function.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research on how communication between mitochondria and the nucleus affects Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias, inviting applications from universities, nonprofits, and other organizations.

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications for a Data Coordinating Center to support the work of the research projects funded under the Stillbirth Research Consortium described in the companion announcement NOT-HD-24-009. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants additional time to develop meaningful collaborations, interdisciplinary teams, and prepare responsive applications. The NOFO is expected to be published in Summer 2024 with an expected application due date in Fall 2024. This NOFO will utilize the UM2 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based institutions in planning and implementing clinical trials aimed at improving treatments for dental, oral, and craniofacial conditions.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations focused on improving mental health and care engagement for individuals living with HIV, particularly those facing barriers to treatment.

This funding opportunity is designed to help organizations provide essential eye exams and glasses to kindergarten through third-grade students in Ohio who face barriers to accessing vision care, ensuring they receive timely support for their educational success.

The purpose of this program is to improve access to evidence-based, timely, and culturally relevant maternal mental health and substance use (behavioral health) intervention and treatment by strengthening community referral pathways. Recipients will be expected to collaborate with pregnancy and postpartum healthcare organizations, refer individuals in need of behavioral health care to the appropriate entities, and provide short-term mental health and substance use services to individuals who cannot access care.

This funding opportunity supports educational projects that preserve and share the stories of Veterans buried in cemeteries, engaging students and communities in understanding their histories.

The "Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Clinical Network Hub" grant aims to support the coordination unit for clinical trials focused on preventing and intervening early in type 1 diabetes, by improving communication, outreach, and developing new strategies for better screening, recruitment, and retention of participants.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative breast cancer research projects aimed at preventing the disease, understanding its recurrence, or improving treatment, targeting both early-stage and more developed studies from a range of eligible organizations and researchers.

This funding opportunity supports organizations in developing career development and mentoring programs for early-career researchers from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.

This funding opportunity supports research using human-derived ex vivo models to explore how HIV interacts with addictive substances, focusing on their effects on the brain and immune system.

This funding opportunity supports research on how inflammasome activation affects neurocognitive disorders and immune function in individuals with HIV and substance use disorders, encouraging studies that explore the interactions between these factors.

This funding opportunity supports researchers in developing advanced human cell-based models of the nervous system to better understand its development, function, and aging, particularly in relation to neurological and age-related diseases.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for research projects that explore new treatments and interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease, related dementias, and age-related cognitive decline, encouraging innovative approaches and pilot studies to improve future clinical trials.

The Economic Opportunity Holiday Grant is a financial aid initiative aimed at supporting small businesses, microentrepreneurs, food industry enterprises, and nonprofits in Los Angeles County that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants of $3,000 or $5,000 are available for eligible entities. Applicants must sign a pledge to support local businesses on shoplocal.la before applying. Applications will be accepted from November 30, 2024, at 9 a.m. to December 31, 2024, at 5 p.m. Completed applications can be submitted via email to EOHG@pacela.org or dropped off at the program's office in Los Angeles. Eligible applicants include businesses in good standing with local, state, and federal taxes, and nonprofits providing housing, food, transportation, or other community services. Businesses must demonstrate financial losses due to the pandemic, such as revenue declines, supply chain disruptions, or increased costs for public health compliance. Nonprofits and for-profit entities must meet specific revenue thresholds and operational requirements. Certain entities, such as publicly traded companies, lobbying firms, and businesses violating state or federal laws, are ineligible. Grant funds can be used for various purposes, including purchasing certified equipment or technology, paying employee payroll, renewing local permits, covering business debts incurred due to COVID-19, and managing outstanding expenses like rent. Funds may also address costs resulting from health and safety adaptations or interruptions caused by the pandemic. The application requires detailed information about the business, including ownership, type, revenue, location, and impact of COVID-19. Applicants must certify that their submissions are accurate and that their business was affected by the pandemic. Incomplete or falsified applications may result in disqualification. Entities meeting eligibility criteria will be contacted to submit supporting documentation for verification. The program explicitly prohibits funds from being used by businesses involved in gambling, adult entertainment, or activities contravening state or federal regulations. Applicants are encouraged to review the full guidelines available on the grant's website for additional details.

TheNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),intendstopublish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) tosolicit applications for a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Systems Modeling of Infection and Immunity across Biological Scales that will: Develop and conduct innovative computational multi-scale modeling research for NIAID priority biomedical questions, including HIV/AIDS; Coordinate the NIAID and broader modeling community that conducts research on infectious- and immune-mediated diseases, through model and data sharing, opportunity funds, educational activities, and community-organizing activities; Conduct innovative research and coordination activities to improve data and model sharing in the NIAID and broader modeling community; Foster a diverse community of new and existing investigators dedicated to Infectious and Immune-mediated Disease (IID) multi-scale modelingand collaboration between experimental and computational scientists; Serve as point of contact to NIAID for the modeling community and pivot research activities to address acutely emerging NIAID needs, such as outbreaks, epidemics, or pandemics; Establish community development and educational opportunities in IID multi-scale modeling for students, post-doctoral fellows, and new/early-stage investigators; Enable new approaches for multi-scale model sharing and reproducibility aligned with theFAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles and theNIAID Data Ecosystem Portal. This Notice isbeing provided toallow potential applicants sufficient timetodevelop meaningful collaborations andprojects. Potentialapplicantsareencouraged tousethistimetodevelop leadership teams to cover the full range of expertise and experience to develop the coordinating cores and research projects that will represent and enable strong scientific and operational connections between the CoE and the larger IID modeling community. This NOFO will utilize theU54 activity code.Details for a pre-application webinar will be provided in the published NOFO.