Deadline: 20-Sep-24
The MDBR 2024 Pilot Grants are open to the international community holding a faculty‐level appointment at an academic institution or a senior scientific position at a non-profit institution or foundation.
The ODC is offering 42 research opportunities focusing on 34 different rare diseases. This program provides a one-year grant to support research related to a rare disease represented in the 2024 Million Dollar Bike Ride.
Research Focus Areas
- Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease (APBD):
- Two grants are available at $56,857 each.
- A project may be considered for up to $113,714 in funding if the researcher has an outstanding project and submits two proposals. One for $56,857 and another for $113,714.
- Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T):
- A grant of $41,740 is available.
- Beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration (BPAN)/Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation Disorder (NBIA) disorders:
- One pilot grant for $75,815 available.
- CACNA1A-Related Disorders:
- A grant of $57,450 is available.
- CADASIL (Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy):
- One $101,776 grant available.
- The Castleman Disease Collaborative Network’s (CDCN):
- One $58,775 grant is offered.
- CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD):
- One $61,007 grant is available.
- Choroideremia (CHM):
- One $61,273 grant is available.
- Lymphatic Anomalies (CLA):
- A grant of $62,398 is available.
- Congenital Hyperinsulinism (HI)/Hyperinsulinism-hyperammonemia syndrome (HI/HA):
- Two grants for $77,165 each.
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD):
- Two $46,611 grants available.
- Cohen Syndrome (CS):
- One $98,828 grant available.
- CRB1 degenerative retinal disorder:
- One $66,991 grant is available.
- CSNK2A1:
- One $60,013 grant available.
- CTNNB1:
- A grant of $63,312 is available.
- Dup15q Syndrome:
- One $47,038 grant available.
- Telomere Biology Disorders, including Dyskeratosis Congenita:
- One $62,158 grant available.
- Fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS):
- As many as three grants are available at $40,234 each.
- A project may be considered for up to $80,468 in funding if the researcher has an outstanding project and submits two proposals. One for $40,234 and another for $80,468.
- Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome (Glut1DS):
- One $60,367 grant is available.
- The KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation:
- A grant of $68,667 available.
- Lesch Nyhan Syndrome (LNS):
- One $57,332 grant will be available.
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM):
- One $73,958 pilot grant is available.
- Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) and Mucolipidosis II/III (ML II/III):
- One grant of $60,000 is available.
- Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS I) Gene Spotlight:
- A $60,378 pilot grant is available.
- Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy (NEHI):
- Two grants are available at $83,154 each.
- A project may be considered for $166,308 in funding if the researcher has an outstanding project and submits two proposals. One for $83,154 and another for $166,308.
- Pitt Hopkins Syndrome (PTHS):
- One $58,602 pilot grant available.
- RASopathies:
- One $58,222 grant is available.
- Ring chromosome 14 syndrome:
- One $60,840 pilot grant is available.
- SCN2A:
- One grant of $62,492 available.
- Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome (SGS):
- A single grant up to $70,000 is available.
- SETBP1:
- One $68,544 grant available.
- STXBP1 Disorders:
- Two $69,708 grants are available.
- SYNGAP1-related disorder (S1RD):
- One $74,851 grant available.
- TBC1D24:
- One $62,937 grant available.
- ZC4H2 Associated Rare Disorders (ZARD):
- One $54,187 grant is available.
Eligibility Criteria
- This RFA is open globally. International applicants are invited to apply. All individuals holding a faculty‐level appointment at an academic institution or a senior scientific position at a non-profit institution or foundation are eligible to respond to this RFA.
- Prior MDBR award recipients must have current and updated project reporting to be eligible for selection.
For more information, visit ODC.