Collaborative Research Network (CRN) 2025 - Technical Track
This grant funds teams up to $2M/year for 3 years to create & distribute preclinical tools for Parkinson's research, focusing on target validation, not hypothesis testing.
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Funder: Aligning Science Across Parkinson's
Due Dates: May 5, 2025 (LOI - closed) | September 8, 2025 (Full Proposal)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2 million per year for 3 years, total up to $6 million per team
Summary: Funds multidisciplinary teams to develop, validate, and distribute novel preclinical tools for Parkinson's disease research focused on target validation, not hypothesis-driven studies.
Key Information: LOI submission is closed; full proposals invited only by invitation. Open science and commercial distribution of tools required.
Description
The Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network (CRN) 2025 Technical Track supports the development of novel, high-quality preclinical research tools to accelerate Parkinson’s disease (PD) target validation and therapeutic research. This grant funds teams to generate, validate, and distribute preclinical reagents and models (such as antibodies, viral vectors, and mouse models) for at least five prioritized PD targets identified by ASAP.
The focus is strictly on tool development and distribution rather than hypothesis-driven biological research. Tools must be made widely available through established commercial or academic repositories at reasonable prices without restrictive licensing, ensuring rapid and broad access to the research community.
Awarded teams receive up to $2 million annually for three years to support these efforts. The program emphasizes multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration with strong leadership and project management. Open science policies are mandatory, including commitments to share tools openly and equitably.
