MDA Scientific Partnerships Accelerating Research and Knowledge (SPARK) supports multidisciplinary teams with workshops and collaborative research to address shared challenges across neuromuscular diseases.
MDA Development Grants (DG) support postdoctoral investigators conducting neuromuscular disease research under senior guidance to expand the number of scientists working in the field.
MDA Conference Grants (CG) support meeting organizers with funding for neuromuscular disease conferences that bring researchers and clinicians together to exchange ideas, collaborate, and prioritize therapy development.
SPARK Research Match Expansion supports autism investigators with participant incentives for remote studies involving genetically undersampled groups to improve representation in research.
Scientists Pursuing Alzheimer's/Related Dementias Research in Kentucky (SPARK) Program supports early-career Kentucky investigators studying dementia to inform prevention, risk reduction, and care for Kentuckians.
The SPARK Grant supports early-stage pediatric neurology investigators with bridge funding to maintain research progress and strengthen unsuccessful career development proposals for resubmission.