Bridge Funding for Disrupted Neurodegenerative Research Grant Program (BFDN) Powering the Next Generation of Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Who can apply
Investigators meeting the ESI career stage eligibility (see above) and have been impacted by at least one of the following challenges may apply: Delayed Review: Projects stalled due to study review process delays related to operational changes at the NIH and/or other U.S.. Who Can Apply: All Principal Investigators must be an early-stage investigator under the NIH guidelines or within 7 years of their ESI designation.. federal grant that has been disrupted and needs interim funding that falls within one of the eligible categories.
About this opportunity
This program aims to support early career investigator-led Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related research projects disrupted by changes in federal research funding. This program aims to support early career investigator-led Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and related research projects disrupted by changes in federal research funding. U.S. federal government-sponsored research funding has experienced a series of changes that challenges ongoing research initiatives and the future of the U.S. biomedical research enterprise. Maintaining continuity of funding for these projects enables further scientific progress and is critical to millions of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders and age-related causes of dementia — and millions more who ...