Closed · RFA-TS-26-165 · CFDA 93.061 · Discretionary
Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 10, 2026
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a closed discretionary listing from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA that offered Up to $500,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 93.061
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - is cataloged under number RFA-TS-26-165 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.061, posted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 11, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $500,000. The agency has projected $4.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 3 awards. If the agency funds the expected 3 awards from the $4.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $1.5 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 10, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $500,000
Close Date
June 10, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.
Posted
May 11, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$4,500,000
Expected Awards
3
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
CDC/ATSDR is inviting research proposals to study risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Studies on military service, contact sports, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, and infections agents and exposures are encouraged. Funding will be for four funding options: Option A - Support research with strong existing evidence such as studies on known environmental or genetic risk factors, research that improves past studies with better data, or investigations linking risk factors to ALS diagnosis and treatment; Option B - Support new and exploratory research on ALS risk factors such as studies on risk factors with little existing evidence or research using innovative methods; Option C - Understand ALS risk in affected populations, such as studies involving military veterans or investigations of ALS risk factors impacting this population; Option D - Analyze biological samples from the Guamanian ALS cluster such as investigation of disease mechanisms and environmental factors, exposure routes, genetic studies and biomarkers and how this could lead to mitigation therapeutics, diagnostics or prevention.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 25, 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Dr. Candis Hunter ncipc_erpo@cdc.gov
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