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WELCOME GRANTSEEKERS.

New Funding Opportunities Just Dropped👇

YOUR MONTHLY GRANT ROUND-UP

• Alzheimer’s Association: Part the Cloud

  • Eligibility: Universities, small for-profits, non-profits (US & international)

  • Deadline: August 6 (LOI)

  • What They’re Funding: Early-phase (Phase 1–2) clinical trials of novel or repurposed Alzheimer’s therapies to bridge the gap between lab research and larger efficacy studies.

  • More Info: N/A

• American Heart Association: Social Impact Funds

  • Eligibility: For-profit & nonprofit organizations (US)

  • Deadline: Rolling

  • What They’re Funding: Projects improving health-care access, food security, and economic empowerment.

• Being Initiative & Grand Challenges: Funding Bold Ideas for Youth Mental Health in 12 Countries

  • Eligibility: Legally incorporated organizations implementing in one of 12 priority countries (e.g. Colombia, Ghana, India…); youth-led preferred

  • Deadline: Transition-to-Scale phase due Nov 27

  • What They’re Funding: Innovative youth mental-health prevention and promotion solutions for underserved 10–24 year-olds.

  • More Info: N/A

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Climate Change & Human Health Seed Grants

  • Eligibility: U.S./Canada nonprofits or degree-granting institutions forming new cross-disciplinary partnerships

  • Deadline: July 24

  • What They’re Funding: Early-stage, transdisciplinary projects linking climate change and health.

• CommonSpirit Health: Community Health Initiatives

  • Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits or fiscal agents addressing health needs in their hospital’s CHNA, serving underserved/vulnerable populations

  • Deadline: September 12

  • What They’re Funding: Local projects tackling access to care, chronic disease, mental health, prevention, and violence/injury.

• Cytokinetics: Corporate Giving

  • Eligibility: U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits (non-healthcare providers)

  • Deadline: August 4

  • What They’re Funding: Diversity in STEM, cardiovascular health equity, local food, and housing security.

• DARPA Biological Technologies Office: CoasterChase

  • Eligibility: US & international small businesses and research centers

  • Deadline: August 28

  • What They’re Funding: Animal studies on selective neuromodulation of the enteric nervous system to alter acute stress responses.

• Michael J. Fox Foundation: Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutic Pipeline

  • Eligibility: Industry and academia-industry partnerships worldwide

  • Deadline: Pre-proposals reviewed on a rolling basis; next full submission due August 7

  • What They’re Funding: Pre-clinical and clinical development of novel or repurposed Parkinson’s therapies.

• APAF: The MOORE Equity in Mental Health Community Grants

  • Eligibility: U.S.-based 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) nonprofits, focused on youth of color

  • Deadline: September 30

  • What They’re Funding: Community-driven mental-health equity projects.

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Evidence for Action (E4A)

  • Eligibility: US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, for-profits, local/state government agencies, tribal organizations

  • Deadline: LOI for New Research Support due July 16

  • What They’re Funding: Action-oriented, community-driven research advancing racial and Indigenous health equity in the US.

• SOMPO Foundation: Foundation Grant

  • Eligibility: 501(c)(3) nonprofits or international equivalents

  • Deadline: July 31

  • What They’re Funding: Education, health, wellness, and equity initiatives for underserved communities.

    Other Funding Opportunities

• Boost VC: Bio Residency

  • Eligibility: Early-stage bio/health founders (global)

  • Deadline: July 31

  • What They’re Funding: Two-week residency in San Mateo, California + two weeks coworking focused on biotech, longevity, health, and deep science.

• UNICEF Venture Fund: Open Source Frontier Tech Solutions

  • Eligibility: For-profit private companies in a UNICEF programme country; open-source prototype required

  • Deadline: November 30

  • What They’re Funding: Tech for health, inclusion and empowerment (esp. women/girls) using AI, blockchain or data science.

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Melanie

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