GFED Early Investigators Research Grant
Funding Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
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
Purpose:
Designed to support early career researchers in the eating disorders field.
Focus Areas:
- Treatment development and adaptation for eating disorders
- Access to care and community-based interventions
- Novel intervention models for at-risk populations
Award Structure:
- Two-year grants
- Award amount: $50,000
- Recent recipients have focused on:
- Adapting transdiagnostic treatment of ARFID for community health centers
- Single-session habit training interventions for adolescent eating pathology
Target Population:
- Early career researchers
- Focus on underserved and under-resourced communities
Geographic Scope: United States
Contact Information:
- Email: info@nationaleatingdisorders.org
- Mailing Address for Correspondence: 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, #214, White Plains, NY 10605
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, 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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Mental health
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