GFED Early Investigators Research Grant
Funding Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
GFED Early Investigators Research Grant
Funder: National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Purpose:
Designed to support early career researchers in the eating disorders field.
Focus Areas:
Award Structure:
- Adapting transdiagnostic treatment of ARFID for community health centers
- Single-session habit training interventions for adolescent eating pathology
Target Population:
Geographic Scope: United States
Contact Information:
Background:
This grant program is part of NEDA's commitment to funding eating disorders research, which historically receives less federal funding than research for many other serious mental and physical illnesses.
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
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$8,000
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