Non-NINDS Funding Resources

• Demyelinating Disorders
  • Myelin Project
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Developmental/Pediatric Disorders

  Ataxia telangiectasia:

  • Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) Children's Project

  Autism:

  • Autism Speaks/National Alliance for Autism Research

  Leukodystrophies:

  • Canavan Disease Research
  • Canavan Foundation
  • United Leukodystrophy Foundation
  • Batten Disease Support and Research Association

  Rett Syndrome:

  • Rett Syndrome Research Foundation (RSRF)

  Other:

  • Lowe Syndrome Association
  • Spina Bifida Association of America

  
  
• Immune-Related
  • HHV-6 Foundation
  • Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation
• Movement Disorders
  • American Parkinson Disease Association
  • Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation
  • Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation
  • Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
  • Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA)
  • International Essential Tremor Foundation
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
  • National Ataxia Foundation (NAF)
  • NBIA Disorders Association
  • Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)
  • Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
  • Wilson's Disease Association International
• Neurodegeneration
  • ALS Therapy Development Foundation
  • Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (formerly, Institute for the Study of Aging)
  • American Health Assistance Foundation- Alzheimer's Disease research
  • CUREPSP (Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy)
  • Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  • FightSMA/Andrew's Buddies
  • Hereditary Disease Foundation
  • Huntington's Disease Society of America
  • Kennedy's Disease Association
  • Les Turner ALS Foundation
• Neuromuscular
  • Barth Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
  • Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) Society
  • The Jain Foundation, Inc.
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
  • Myositis Association
  • Post-Polio Health International
  • Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
  • The Jain Foundation, Inc.
  • United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
• Pain
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA)
  • TMJ Association
• Seizures/Convulsive Disorders
  • Epilepsy Foundation
  • Epilepsy Therapy Development Project
  • Parents Against Childhood Epilepsy
  • Sturge-Weber Foundation
• Storage Disorders
  • Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation [For Niemann-Pick Type C Disease]
  • Association for Glycogen Storage Disease
  • Hunter's Hope Foundation [A Leukodystrophy Resource]
  • Mucolipidosis IV (ML4) Foundation
  • National MPS Society, Inc.
• Traumatic Injury
  • Christopher Reeve Foundation & Resource Center
• Tumors
  • American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
  • Brain Tumor Society
  • Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation
  • Children's Tumor Foundation
  • National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF)
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
  • Von Hippel Lindau Family Alliance
• Vascular Disorders and Stroke
  • American Heart Association
  • American Stroke Association: A Division of American Heart Association
  • Brain Aneurysm Foundation
  • Intracranial Hypertension Research Foundation
  • Hazel K. Goddess Fund for Stroke Research in Women
  • National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
  • National Stroke Association
• International
  • International Spinal Research Trust
  • John E. Fogarty International Center, NIH
    
    Since 1988, the Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health, has published the Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences. This current volume (NIH Publication 06-3027, February 2006), a comprehensive compilation of international funding opportunities in biomedical and behavioral research prepared by Ms. Hannah Leslie, should serve the individual or institution who seeks financial support.
• Other
  • American Diabetes Association
  • FRAXA Research Foundation [for Fragile X Syndrome]
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, International
  • National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
  • National Sleep Foundation
  • National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association

In addition to the alternative funding resources listed above, see the Resources for Scientists section of the NINDS website for the experimental resources available to all scientists.