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Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program: Information Session
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The Kissick Family Foundation has partnered with Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) since 2022 to analyze and understand the state of the frontotemporal dementia (FTD) research ecosystem and identify where philanthropic investments could be deployed to overcome barriers to scientific progress.
The Kissick Family Foundation FTD Grant Program is funding a second cohort of research to understand the fundamental biology of why and how sporadic forms of FTD develop. The program seeks to broaden the foundational knowledge of FTD by funding two-year projects to conduct basic or early-stage translational research on this topic.
The SPARC online grant portal for this cycle is now closed.
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