FAST-Trac Award

• Letter of intent.
• FAST Year-End or Final Progress Report.
• Financial report.
• Official request letter.

Who is eligible?

• Nonprofit organizations.
• Contract research organizations or industry scientific teams in rare circumstances.
• Individuals with training and experience at least equal to the PhD or MD level.

Who is not eligible

• Grant applications with essentially the same research focus from the same applicant organization.
• Derivative or multiple applications that aim to create a single product, process, or service with minor modifications.

Eligible expenses

• Reagents and materials, including cell lines and animal model lines.
• Specialized services such as sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics, and manufacturing.
• Specialized equipment or software needed for the project.
• Personnel costs, including salaries and fringe benefits.
• Travel support for the annual FAST scientific symposium.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Indirect costs on tuition, equipment, software, or software licenses.
• Travel costs beyond the included symposium stipend, unless not used and returned.

• Scientific merit.
• Innovation.
• Translational impact and alignment with FAST's mission.
• Experimental design, methods, rationale, budget, and feasibility.
• NIH standard scoring guidelines, with funding recommendations also considering budgetary considerations and priority to FAST's mission.

• All grant applications are considered on a rolling basis.
• Email science@cureangelman.org for more information.
• Provide a letter of intent if you are considering applying for a grant.

• Applications are reviewed through scientific peer review by the Scientific Advisory Board, and consultants may be recruited if needed.
• Applications are scored using NIH standard guidelines and reviewed for scientific merit, innovation, translational impact, alignment with FAST's mission, experimental design, methods, rationale, budget, and feasibility.
• Applicants may need to respond to Scientific Advisory Board questions or recommendations before final review.
• The Scientific Panel compiles recommendations, and final approval is required by the FAST Board of Directors before funding occurs.
• FAST aims to provide a funding response within six weeks of receiving the grant submission; progress reports are expected every 6 months, end-of-project reports are due within 8 weeks of the end of the grant period, and grant renewals, no-cost extensions, and carry-forward requests must be submitted at least 30 days before the relevant deadline.

• Human subjects studied in the course of research supported by FAST must be volunteers.
• Institutional review board approval is required before dispersal of funds for any award using human subjects.
• Written certification is required when animals are used, confirming proper treatment, care, and humane conditions.
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approval is required before starting any animal work on a FAST grant.