American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association (AFSA): Clinically Focused Research

AFSA’s focus is to identify the biological mechanisms of FM, evaluate treatments, and look for diagnostic markers that can easily be used in a clinical setting. Proposals must be clinically focused and patient relevant.  AFSA’s priorities:

• Test therapeutic interventions or agents for reducing key FM symptoms.
• Evaluate/identify peripheral and central biological mechanisms responsible for causing FM.
• Identify/develop diagnostic measures that can be used in a clinical setting, preferably using blood or other easily accessed biofluids. This does not include brain imaging techniques because of cost and barriers with implementation.

Funding: Up to $85,000 for 1-2 years.

www.fibromyalgiafund.org/grant-guidelines