Cardiac Arrest Research Team (CART) Network RFP Grant

The Cardiac Arrest Research Team (CART) Network RFP invites U.S.-based researchers to apply for funding from the American Heart Association. With a commitment of $3.4 million USD, the initiative aims to establish a cross-border research network to address critical gaps in cardiac arrest research. Teams will focus on improving detection, survival rates, and health outcomes through collaboration. This funding opportunity emphasizes team-based approaches in three priority research areas, with awards up to $1.7 million USD for competitive projects.

This announcement provides information for U.S.-based investigators to apply for the American Heart funding opportunity.
The American Heart Association (“the Association” or “American Heart”) is pleased to announce a coordinated Cardiac Arrest funding initiative with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (“Heart & Stroke”) and its funding partners.
Through this initiative, the Association and Heart & Stroke will establish a cross-border, collaborative research network (the CART Network) to address critical gaps in cardiac arrest and its consequences. American Heart is committing $3.4 million USD to fund two U.S.-based Cardiac Arrest Research Team (“CART” or “Research Team”) grants in the priority research areas described below. Similarly, Heart & Stroke is committing $5 million CAD to fund three Canada-based teams in the same topic areas. The five (5) awarded U.S. and Canadian teams collectively will utilize the CART Network structure to optimize impact though sharing of expertise, resources and approaches, and will be advised by a common Expert Advisory Panel.
Purpose
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to establish a cross-border, team-based, network approach (i.e., the CART Network) to address the most pressing questions and evidence gaps in cardiac arrest, with the aim of improving prediction and early detection of cardiac arrest, increasing survival rates, and optimizing survivor health outcomes and quality of life outcomes for all affected.
To achieve this, the CART Network teams will focus on one of three priority research areas:

• Prediction and Early Detection of Cardiac Arrest;Accelerate Response and Increase Survival of Cardiac Arrest; or Optimize Brain Recovery After Cardiac Arrest.
• Award Amount
• The maximum budget amount a research team may request is $1.7 million USD.
• The Heart Association reserves the right to determine the final award amount for competitive projects based on need and potential impact.