Funding Amount

Up to $125,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Feeding Hope Fund

Funder: National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

Focus Areas:

  • Projects that will improve the lives of individuals affected by eating disorders

  • Treatment and prevention efforts for eating disorders
  • Award Structure:

  • Two-year grants

  • Recent award example: $125,000 to Dr. Christina Ralph-Nearman for virtual reality exposure treatment research
  • Geographic Scope: United States

    Contact Information:

  • Email: info@nationaleatingdisorders.org

  • Mailing Address for Correspondence: 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, #214, White Plains, NY 10605
  • Background:
    Eating disorders research receives less federal funding than research for many other serious mental and physical illnesses. NEDA provides funding through two research funds to advance treatment and prevention efforts in the eating disorders field.

    What National Eating Disorders Association actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    4
    Total given
    $233K
    Median grant
    $50K
    Range
    $8,000–$125K
    • By dollars: Kentucky 54%, Virginia 43%, Missouri 3%. Top recipient cities: Louisville, KY; Richmond, VA; Fairfax, VA.

    Example grants

    • University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc · Louisville, KY

      Awaken emerse: virtual reality exposure treatment for eating disorders

      $125K

    • Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA

      Piloting a single session habit training intervention for adolescent eating pathology

      $50K

    • George Mason University · Fairfax, VA

      Adapting transdiagnostic treatment of arfid for community mental health centers

      $50K

    • Washington University · St Louis, MO

      Neda feeding hope fund

      $8,000

    IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

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