Discovery Grant
Funding Amount
$150,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Academic investigators
- Industry investigators
Overview
Geographic Scope: International
The Discovery Grant is awarded annually to accelerate research that enables Kabuki syndrome therapeutic discovery. This grant supports research that generates new insights into disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets.
Funding Focus
- Fundamental research advancing therapeutic discovery
- Identification of novel therapeutic avenues
- Research using disease models (mouse models, cellular models, etc.)
- Studies mapping genetic modifiers and identifying therapeutic targets
Award History
2023 Award ($150,000):
- Recipients: Dr. Hans Bjornsson (University of Iceland and Johns Hopkins Medicine), Dr. Karl Broman (University of Wisconsin), Dr. Agnes Ulfig (University of Iceland)
- Project: "Mapping genetic modifiers in Kabuki syndrome to identify novel therapeutic avenues"
- Results: First phase showed Kabuki syndrome mice with certain genetic backgrounds had multi-symptom improvement in growth, hearing, immune system markers, blood sugar levels, and kidney formation
Eligibility
- Academic investigators
- Industry investigators
Contact
Address: P.O. Box 214, Northbrook, IL 60065
How to Apply
Application Process
For more information and to apply for funding, visit the Grant Opportunities page at kabukisyndromefoundation.org/for-researchers/grant-opportunities/
Contact for inquiries:
- Email: clara@kabukisyndromefoundation.org
- Email: info@kabukisyndromefoundation.org
What Kabuki Syndrome Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 3
- Total given
- $239K
- Median grant
- $101K
- Range
- $29K–$109K
- By dollars: Maryland 46%, Massachusetts 42%, Washington 12%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Seattle, WA.
Example grants
Kennedy Krieger Institute · Baltimore, MD
Kabuki syndrome research
$109K
Boston Childrens Hospital · Boston, MA
Kabuki syndrome research
$101K
Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle, WA
Kabuki syndrome research
$29K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
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