Request for Applications: CART Grant Program (United States)

The goal of CART is to encourage exploratory and developmental AD research projects within the United States by providing support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data, but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research.

This proposal should be distinct from those projects designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area unless it is intended to extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications.

Funding Information

• CART typically awards 3-5 grants, and expects to offer $500,000 to the top grant in 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

• Full-time faculty (or the equivalent status) at U.S.-based public and private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, are eligible.
• This is for NEW projects only.
• Applications will be deemed ineligible from for-profit and organizations outside of the United States, as well as those already supported by regular or program grants.

Selection Criteria 

• Those selected will be invited to submit a subsequent standard grant application from which the final recommendations will be made by the review group. The final selections will be made by the CART Fund Grant Selection Committee.

Application Requirements

• Applicants should submit a letter-of-intent as a PDF file. The letter should include the following:
  • Contact information one page
  • A statement containing: the hypothesis of the project; the specific aims; a description of the experimental design, methods, and model systems two-page limit
  • A statement giving future directions this research could lead to, including a reference to the health relationship of the project one-page limit
  • A biographical statement of the principal investigator two page limit
  • Publication list of the principal investigator two-page limit.

For more information, visit CART Fund.