FARA RFP: Blood-Based Biomarkers for FA
Funds biomarker discovery and validation programs supporting translational research in Friedreich ataxia.
FARA's Request for Proposals on Blood-Based Biomarkers for FA is a targeted solicitation funding research to discover and validate blood-based biomarkers for Friedreich's ataxia, with particular emphasis on investigators who already hold existing plasma or serum sample collections. The award provides up to $250,000 per year for up to two years, making it the largest single-year funding ceiling in …
Discovery and validation of blood-based biomarkers for Friedreich's ataxia, with existing plasma or serum sample collections strongly encouraged, funded up to $250,000 per year for two years.
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