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This national funding initiative expands the Foundation’s investments in support of cutting-edge MDS research and related programs that will lead to the future standards of care and ultimately cure, by facilitating the advancement of innovative basic science, translational or clinical research.

A total of three new grants, two Early Career Awards and one Established Investigator Award, will be awarded. Early Career Awards will provide funding of up to $125,000 per year for two years and Established Investigator Awards will provide funding of up to $250,000 per year for two years.

Letters of Inquiry (LOI) from 501(c)3 institutions must be received no later than Friday, March 18, 2022 (3 pm EDT). The LOI must be submitted via the online MDS grant application on the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation website MDS Research Fund. Full proposals are by invitation only.

In January 2022, the Foundation will reopen its grant portal for Letters of Inquiry for all program areas. However, please visit Application Guidelines for more information before submitting.

Please contact the Foundation to determine a potential fit before submitting a Letter of Inquiry, especially those related to capital requests.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect communities, the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation will extend its realigned grantmaking strategy into 2021. Supported programs will address basic needs, such as food access, housing insecurity, and financial assistance for essential needs and services. Additionally, the Foundation will partner with nonprofits that provide programming for vulnerable youth and families.

At this time, the grant portal will remain closed. Invitations will be extended to nonprofits within our geographic focus areas who fit the Foundation’s funding profile. Unsolicited requests will not be considered at this time.

This national funding initiative expands the Foundation’s investments in support of cutting-edge MDS research and related programs that will lead to the future standards of care and ultimately cure, by facilitating the advancement of innovative basic science, translational or clinical research.

A total of three new grants, two Early Career Awards and one Established Investigator Award, will be awarded. Early Career Awards will provide funding of up to $125,000 per year for two years and Established Investigator Awards will provide funding of up to $250,000 per year for two years.

Letters of Inquiry (LOI) from 501(c)3 institutions must be received no later than Friday, March 20, 2020 (5 pm EDT). The LOI must be submitted via the online MDS grant application on the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation website MDS Research Fund. Full proposals are by invitation only.