With support from the Holloway Family Fund, AFTD has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association, the Rainwater Charitable Foundation, and others, to provide funding to researchers with promising, relevant research poised to advance our understanding of FTLD biomarkers. By supporting researchers, we and our partners hope to pave the path to more accurate and timely diagnosis for families affected by FTD.

Award Details 

• Duration: up to 2 years
• Amount of award (USD): Budget requests between $250,000 - $700,000.
  Amount is dependent on stage of development and scope of project.
• Application of funds: All applications require a detailed budget and corresponding budget rationale included. Applicants from academic or non-profit institutions may request up to 10% of the approved budget be allocated to indirect costs.

Who Can Apply?

This funding opportunity is open to investigators worldwide at:

• Academic or other nonprofit research institutions
• For-profit organizations such as biotechnology or diagnostics companies

Collaborative arrangements, e.g., between academia and industry, senior and early-career researchers, or ALS and FTD researchers, are encouraged.

Postdoctoral researchers cannot apply as the lead Principal Investigator but can be co-PIs on a project team.

The AFTD is committed to increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce and encourage applications by researchers from underrepresented or historically excluded populations.