Proposal Central Foundations

American Heart Association (AHA)

Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities can be found on the AHA website, please check for eligibility.  Take special note of which funding opportunities require a pre-proposal: Funding Opportunities. (external link)

Required application documents and instructions on the Professional Heart website (external link).

Further instructions for your specified grant can be found on the Application Instructions (external link) page.

American Cancer Society (ACS)

Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities can be found on the ACS website, please check for eligibility.

Applications are available on ProposalCentral approximately 3 months before the deadline. Application deadlines for most grants are June 1st and December 1st (11:59pm EST).

American Cancer Society Grant Application (external link) page.

Application Notifications

About 1 month after submitting an application, applicants will receive an email with an application number and names of their Scientific Director and Peer Review Committee. 

About 4 months after submitting, applications will have been reviewed and applicants will receive reviewer critiques.

Final funding decisions are made in January and August.

See more information about the rest of the grants process (external link). 

ACS General Grant Application Instructions. (external link)

Welch 

Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities and deadlines can be found on the Welch Foundation website (external link).

Applications are restricted to universities, colleges, or other educational institutions located within the state of Texas and also listed as an educational institution by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Additional Information for Research Grants

Research grant deadline is January 31st at noon CST

Yearly progress reports are due at Proposal Central at noon CST on July 31st of each year

No-cost Extensions: Principal Investigators may request a no-cost extension for research grants for up to 12 months. Requests must be submitted to The Welch Foundation prior to the current termination date using the ‘deliverable template’ for no-cost extensions and uploaded as a deliverable in Proposal Central.

Full application instructions (external link).

Other Foundations with Grant Funding

Alzheimer’s Association

Current funding opportunities can be found on the AA website, please check for eligibility (external link).

Frequently asked questions (external link).

American Association for Cancer Research

Current funding opportunities can be found on the AACR website, please check for eligibility (external link).