WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a new grant opportunity for its fiscal year 2025 Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Resource and Community Development Award (RCDA). This initiative aims to foster the development of crucial research resources and clinical or preclinical data sets to accelerate progress in the field of rare cancers and ultimately improve patient outcomes. The estimated total program funding available is $5.6 million, with an anticipated distr  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has announced a new grant opportunity offering a total of $6.86 million to foster innovative research in rare cancers. The "DoD Rare Cancers, Idea Development Award" aims to support early-stage concepts with the potential to generate significant data and new research directions. Administered by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), this discretionary grant seeks to encourage a broad  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a funding opportunity for its fiscal year 2025 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) Clinical/Translational Research Award (CTRA). This initiative will provide an estimated total of $8.56 million to support advanced translational research aimed at accelerating the development of promising ideas into clinical applications for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Approximately five awards are anticipated. The an  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is offering $30 million in matching grants to support organizations providing free tax preparation services through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The funding opportunity aims to assist IRS VITA partner organizations in helping underserved taxpayers file their taxes. VITA programs offer free tax preparation services to low-to-moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, the elderly, limited English speaker  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a forthcoming funding opportunity to support research on the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA). The initiative, detailed in the announcement aims to foster collaborative research consortia focused on understanding the brain-body mechanisms that contribute to excessive alcohol drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The NIH, through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),   more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Army has announced a new grant opportunity with $3.4 million in funding, aimed at translating promising research into practical burn care solutions for military personnel. The "DoD Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award" (TTDA) will support the development of products for clinical application in austere, resource-limited, and distributed operational environments. Administered by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Army has announced a new grant opportunity with $3.4 million in funding, to improve burn care for military personnel. The "DoD Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research Award" aims to bridge the gap between burn care research and its practical application in challenging operational environments. Administered by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), this initiative seeks to develop a knowledge base that prov  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Army has announced a grant opportunity to support early-stage research in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The "DOD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development Award" aims to promote new ideas with the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. Administered by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), this initiative will provide $1.68 million to fund conceptually innovative, high  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Army has announced a new grant opportunity to support groundbreaking research in combat-relevant burn care. The "DoD Military Burn, Discovery Award" aims to fund innovative, untested research that provides new insights and explores early concepts, laying the foundation for future translational and clinical research. Administered by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), this initiative will support project  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Army has announced a new grant opportunity providing $2.38 million to support highly innovative and potentially groundbreaking research in rare cancers. The "DoD Rare Cancers, Concept Award" (CA) aims to fund high-risk studies that could lead to entirely new avenues of investigation. Administered by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), this discretionary grant encourages applications that describe novel i  more