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| The CART Fund, Inc. Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust The Rotary clubs in the states of Georgia and the two Carolinas as well as a number of individual clubs throughout the United States, with the assistance from the American Federation of Aging Research, established in 1996 a new funding program called The CART Fund. The fund has already distributed a total amount of approximately $3,150,000 through grants to fifteen University Research Centers listed below. The goal of the fund 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. The Rotary CART Fund is inviting interested applicants from within the United States only to submit a LETTER-of-INTENT that includes sufficient detail to communicate the importance of your study as well as information on its feasibility. Applications may encompass a project period of up to two years with a combined budget for direct cost up to $250,000. No indirect costs are allowed. Full time faculty (or 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 U.S., as well as those already supported by regular or program grants. Up to two $250,000 awards will be made in 2011. Dr. John Trojanowski will chair a scientific review group that will triage the letters-of-intent and select a maximum of fifteen deemed to have the highest merit. Those selected will be invited to submit a subsequent standard grant application from which the final recommendation will be made by the review group. The final selection will be made by the CART Fund selection committee. Please submit a letter-of-intent as a PDF file. The letter should include the following: Deadline for the letter of intent is December 1, 2010. Notifications of the finalists (maximum of 15) will be mailed by January 10, 2011. Investigators whose proposals are accepted for further consideration will be sent a full application form which must be completed and returned by February 16, 2011. Final decisions will be made by March 29, 2011. Submit e-mail questions and letters-of-intent to Dr. James B. Puryear, Chairman, CART Grants Program: jimpuryear@comcast.net Previous Institutions Receiving CART Grants: 1999Emory University Allan I. Levey, M.D. Ph.D. 2001 Case Western Reserve University Karl Herrup, Ph.D. 2002 Johns Hopkins University Philip C. Wong, Ph.D. 2003 University of Pennsylvania John Q. Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D. 2004 University of Connecticut Health Science Center Robert Reenan, Ph.D. 2005 University of California, Los Angeles Gary Small, M.D. 2006 University of Texas Medical Branch Claudio Soto, Ph.D. 2007 Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Todd E. Golde, M.D., Ph.D. 2008 The Cleveland Clinic Sanjay W. Pimplikar, Ph.D. The University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center J. David Sweatt, Ph.D. 2009 Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Malcolm A. Leissring, Ph.D University of Kentucky Harry LeVine, III, Ph.D. 2010 University of Kentucky M. Paul Murphy, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin Luigi Puglielli, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Kurt R. Brunden, Ph.D. CART Schedule for Grant Application Processing for 2010-2011: Back to the List of Grants and Applications
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