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Bioscience and biomedical Broad Agency Announcements (BAA)
#1) Department of Defense
United States Special Operations Command
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Extramural Biomedical Research and Development
Funding opportunity # W81XWH-USSOCOM-BAA 15-1
Amount of funding (see pages 11-12 in the guidelines):
The cost ceiling has been extended to $1.5M for proposals with outstanding scientific and technical merit that meet a critical need, however, most projects are anticipated to have a total cost at or below $700,000. Term: 2 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Research areas of interest (see pages 8-11 for detailed descriptions)
Medical simulation and training techniques
Prolonged field care
Damage control resuscitation (global treatment strategies, analgesia, far forward blood, blood components, and injectable hemostatics; austere surgical stabilization)
Portable lab diagnostics (biological, occupational and environmental health hazards)
Force Health Protection and environmental medicine (optimal acclimatization strategy; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive; chelation solution)
Canine medicine
Timelines:
See pages 5-6 in attachment #1
Second Cycle Submissions:
Pre-proposal (required): July 23, 2015
Invitation to submit a full proposal to be sent by Sept. 1, 2015
Full proposal deadline: 45 days after the invitation to submit has been sent
Third Cycle Submissions:
Pre-proposal (required): Nov. 19, 2015
Invitation to submit a full proposal to be sent by Jan. 15, 2016
Full proposal deadline: 45 days after the invitation to submit has been sent
Guidelines:
To find the RFP, go to the grantsgov search webpage >>, under “Funding Opportunity number” enter W81XWH-USSOCOM-BAA 15-1, then click on the announcement, and click on the “Related Documents” tab, then download the PDF file of the full announcement.
#2) DoD U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command
BAA for Extramural Medical Research
Funding opportunity # W81XWH-BAA-15-1
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligiblity and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Amount of funding (see page 26)
There are no specified funding limitations. Term is up to 5 years.
"Special Investment Areas"** areas of interest $100K-$500K per project for 18 months).
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
A. Research areas of interest (see the table of contents-page 2. Check the guidelines for complete descriptions and topics)
1. Military Infectious Diseases Research Program
2. Combat Casualty Care Research Program
3. Military Operational Medicine Research Program
4. Clinical and Rehavilitation Medicine Research Program
5. Medical Biological Defense Research Program
6. Medical Chemical Defense Research Program
7. Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program
8. Radiation Health Effects Research Program
9. **Special Investment areas/innovation funding
Innovation Funds may be available to support proposals/applications that offer proof of concept, prototype development, and other activities that initiate or enhance potentially “game-changing” technologies and systems. Topics: a. Medical logistics; b) biomonitoring technologies; c) cross-cutting technologies in neurosciences (brain-machine interface; neurodegeneration conditions, and neuroimaging; d) Medical robotics and intelligent systems; e) Nanomedicine and biomaterials
B.
Research and Development of Devices or Technology
Timeline:
Pre-proposals (required) accepted anytime via eBrap up until Sept. 30, 2015, 11:59pm ET
Pre-proposals will be reviewed and certain individuals will be invited to submit full proposals
Full proposal (by invitation only) via grantsgov
Guidelines: To find the RFP, go to thegrantsgov search webpage >>, under “Funding Opportunity number” enter "W81XWH-BAA-15-1", then click on the announcement, and click on the “Related Documents” tabs, then download the PDF file of the full announcement.
#3) DoD Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program
FY15 Metrics: Transitioning Training to Reality (RealMETRX) Award
Maximum funding of $1.6M for direct costs (plus indirects) for 30 months
Timeline:
CE faculty-submit your PI waiver requests to your RPM by July 22, 2015
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 29, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Nov. 5, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Nov. 12, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver per these instructions >> obtained prior to the pre-application submission-by July 22nd)**
Instructors are not eligible because those are not considered independent positions at Stanford
Purpose:
The FY16 JPC-1/MSIS RealMETRX is seeking research to determine, define, and validate the best indicators (metrics/evaluation criteria) of training proficiency that are amenable to appraisal using medical simulation systems and are empirically linked to optimal provision of patient care.
It is expected that award recipients will concentrate their research within acute trauma care, critical care, and prolonged care.
Guidelines
To download the guidelines, go to this grantsgov webpage, click on the “Related documents” tab just below the title of the RFA, then click on “Full announcement” link to download the PDF file:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=277204
#4) DoD Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program
Medical Decision Aids – Predictive Markers (SimMarkers) Award
Maximum funding of $600,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for 18 months
Timeline:
CE faculty-submit your PI waiver requests to your RPM by July 22, 2015
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 29, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Nov. 5, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Nov. 12, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver per these instructions >> obtained prior to the pre-application submission-by July 22nd)**
Instructors are not eligible because those are not considered independent positions at Stanford
Purpose:
The FY16 JPC-1/MSIS Medical Decision Aids - Predictive Markers (SimMarkers) is seeking research that improves healthcare professionals’ cognitive and performance skill acquisition or minimizes his/her skill decay. This research is seeking objective markers that could be inserted into a predictive model (one that has not been currently developed) to accurately and appropriately assess a healthcare professional’s cognitive and performance status. These cognitive and performance-type markers must be evidence-based and need to align with the respective credentialing or certifying healthcare organization. These cognitive and performance-type markers must also align with regional, local, and organization-specific recommendations, guidelines, and standards, especially if they exceed the credentialing or certifying healthcare organization-specific recommendations, guidelines, and standards.
Guidelines
To download the guidelines, go to this grantsgov webpage, click on the “Related documents” tab just below the title of the RFA, then click on “Full announcement” link to download the PDF file:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=277205
#5) DoD Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Biological Technologies
Funding opportunity #: DARPA-BAA-15-35
Amount of funding and term not specified.
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Proposed research should investigate leading edge approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, technologies, or systems at the intersection of biology with engineering and the physical and computer sciences.
Areas of interest: please see pages 5-6 in the guidelines. Examples include: developing radical new techniques and technologies to optimally restore and maintain the health and abilities of military service members; developing new tools and techniques for forward engineering of biological systems (cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and complex communities) to be develop new products and functional systems as as well as to gain new insights into underlying mechanisms; leveraging new computational techniques from computer science, big data, and biology to enable investigation and generation of knowledge from biological data at scale, etc..
Note: Abstract submission (strongly encouraged) in advance of a full proposal.
Closing date: April 28, 2016
Guidelines: To find this RFP, go to the grantsgov search webpage >>, enter under "Funding Opportunity Number", enter “DARPA-BAA-15-35”, click on the RFP, then click on “Related Documents”, then download the PDF file of the full announcement.
Other Miscellaneous DoD Broad Agency Announcements
DoD Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Research Interests of the Air Force of Scientific Research
BAA-ARFL-AFOSR-2015-0001
Topics of interest:
Complete descriptions of these topics and subtopic areas can be found in the program guidelines (see the table of contents on page 3):
Engineering and complex systems
Information networks
Physical sciences
Chemistry and Biological sciences
Innovative research concepts
Amount of funding: $200K-$400K/yr for up to 5 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility
Deadline: this remains open until superseded
Note: Applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Officer for the subject area to discuss the proposed research effort, particularly the current state of related research, the potential of the effort to advance the state of the art, and anticipated budget. The Program Officer may ask for additional information at that time. (See page 69 of the guidelines)
Guidelines: To find this RFP, go to the grantsgov search webpage >>, enter under keyword, "Research Interests of the Air Force of Scientific Research”, select the 2015 RFP, then click on “Related Documents”, then download the PDF file of the full announcement.
DoD Defense Health Program
DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)
DoD CDMRP Synopsis of Current Funding Opportunities webpage>>
Please see the Stanford eligibility clarification comments for variouis announcements below before downloading and reading the guidelines.
Current Cancer-related programs:
Other Current Programs
The pre-application deadlines have passed for these programs:
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
- Autism Research Program
- Bone Marrow Failure Research Program
- Breast Cancer Research Program
- Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program: Neuromusculoskeletal Injuries Research Award
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Program
- Ovarian Cancer Research Program
- Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program
CANCER RELATED PROGRAMS
DoD Lung Cancer Research Program
Remaining RFP:
DoD Lung Cancer Research Program
Concept Award
Amount of funding: maximum of $100,000 direct costs (plus indirect costs) over 1 year
Timeline:
Pre-application (required): July 28, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG or OSR) deadline: Aug. 4, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Aug. 11, 2015 11:59pm ET, via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/lcrp.shtml
Eligibility: Stanford faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: although the guidelines state “investigators at or above the level of postdoctoral fellows are eligible”, because this is a research grant and not a mentored career development award, Stanford’s PIship policy only permits Stanford faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver prior to the pre-application submission) to apply. Postdoctoral Fellows, Instructors, and Research Associates are NOT eligible.
Purpose: supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory that addresses an important problem relevant to lung cancer.
Note: Submissions from and partnerships with investigators at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs), military labs, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and research laboratories are strongly encouraged.
DoD Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)
- Award Mechanisms with emphasis on impact
- Award Mechanisms with emphasis on innovation
- Award Mechanisms with emphasis on training
Award Mechanisms with emphasis on impact
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Exceptional Responders Award
Maximum funding of $2.5 million for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: June 25, 2015 5pm p.m. ET via eBrap
Full proposal (by invitation only): Sept. 24, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Partnering PI option: allows for individual awards to multiple sites (maximum of 3 sites total), provided the combined direct costs do not exceed he $2.5M maximum.
Purpose: supports high-impact research aimed at identifying and understanding the predictors of disease outcomes for prostate cancer patients who are exceptional responders to prostate cancer therapy.
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Impact Award
Maximum funding of $750,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
With Partnering PI option: maximum of $2M for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 3 years
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: June 25, 2015 5pm ET via https://ebrap.org/
Full proposal (by invitation only): Sept. 24, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Purpose: supports high-impact, potentially high-risk, studies (including clinical trials that address a central question or problem in prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Health Disparity Research Award
Maximum funding of $600K for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
If Qualified Collaborator Option: Maximum funding of $750K for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Additional funds can be requested if including the Nested HD Traineeship option
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 16, 2015*, 5pm p.m. ET via https://ebrap.org/
Full proposal (by invitation only): Sept. 24, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
*CE faculty: you must submit and receive approval for a CE faculty PI waiver before you can submit your pre-proposal.
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty*
Qualified Collaborator option: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty*
(*with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
New investigator option:
Stanford eligibility clarification: asst. prof. with PI eligibility and CE assist. prof.* who are within 5 years of their first faculty appointment.
Instructors and Research associates are not eligible because this is not a mentored career development grant [i.e., the guidelines require that new investigators “have the freedom to pursue individual aims without formal mentorship”], therefore, they would not be eligible to request a Career Development PI waiver.
Nested Health Disparity Traineeship Option: supports predoctoral or postdoctoral training, nested within the overall proposed project, for individuals committed to pursuing careers in prostate cancer health disparity research
Award mechanisms with emphasis on innovation
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Idea Development Award
Established PIs: Maximum funding of $375K for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
New Investigator Option: Maximum funding of $275K for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Partnering PI option (Established investigators only): maximum of $750K combined direct costs plus indirects of 3 years
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: June 25, 2015, 5pm p.m. ET via eBrap
Full proposal (by invitation only): Sept. 24, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: established Investigators (including optional collaborating Pis): established faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submisision*
Eligibility: new Investigators: assist. prof. with PI eligibility and CE assist. prof.* who have been in their faculty position for less than 5 years.
Stanford eligibility clarification: Instructors and research associates are not eligible because the RFP requires that "individuals pursue independent research goals without formal mentorship”. Therefore, this RFP does not qualify as a mentored career development award so they could not request a Career Development PI waiver.
Purpose: Supports new ideas that represent innovative, high-risk/high-gain approaches to prostate cancer research, and have the potential to make an important contribution to eliminating death and enhancing the well-being of men with prostate cancer. Preliminary data are encouraged but not required. Innovation and Impact are the most important review criteria. Clinical trials are not allowed.
Award mechanisms with emphasis on training
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Physician Research Training Award
Amount of funding: maximum of $130K for direct costs (plus indirect costs) per year for up to 4 years
Timeline:
Pre-application-“letter of intent” (required) deadline: July 30, 2015, 5pm p.m. ET via eBrap
Full proposal: Aug. 13, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: at the time of the application submission, the PI (who is the trainee) must be a physician with clinical duties and/or responsibilities who, at the time of the application is either:
1) In the last year of an accredited graduate medical education program, either as a medical resident** or fellow** or
2) Within 3 years of having initiated an appointment as an Instructor**, assist. prof. with PI eligibility or CE assist. prof. (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application deadline)
Purpose: Supports training of physicians with clinical duties for careers in prostate cancer research. PIs must demonstrate a commitment to a career at the forefront of prostate cancer research and clinical practice. PIs must have a designated mentor with an established research program in prostate cancer. Institutions must provide at least 40% protection of PI’s time for research.
**Instructors, Residents or Fellows: you must submit and receive approval for a Career Development PI waiver request through your department’s or division’s RPM per these instructions >> prior to submitting your pre-application.
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Postdoctoral Training Award
Maximum funding of $125K for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 2 years
Timeline:
Pre-application-“letter of intent” (required) deadline: July 30, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Full proposal: Aug. 13, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: by March 31, 2016, the PI must:
1) Have successfully defended a doctoral thesis or possess an M.D. degree (or equivalent)
2) Be involved in an accredited training or residency program*;
3) and have 3 years or less of postdoctoral fellowship experience (excluding clinical residency or clinical fellowship training)
Purpose: Supports prostate cancer research training opportunities for postdoctoral trainees who are recent doctoral graduates. PIs must have a designated mentor who is an experienced prostate cancer researcher.
*Trainees (PIs): you must submit and receive approval for a Career Development PI waiver request through your department’s or division’s RPM per these instructions >> prior to submitting your pre-application.
Prostate Cancer Research Program
Collaborative Undergraduate Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Student Summer Training Program Award
Maximum funding of $200K for direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 3 years
Timeline:
Pre-application-“letter of intent" (required) deadline: July 30, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Full proposal: Aug. 13, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility with a proven record in prostate cancer research and training
Purpose: Supports new or existing 8-12 week summer training programs for undergraduate HBCU students at host institutions with thriving prostate cancer research programs. Must enroll a minimum of four undergraduate HBCU trainees per year. Host institution must have a recordof achievement in prostate cancer research and training. Training programs are highly encouraged to include, among the projects proposed, exposure to and/or experiences in prostate cancer health disparity research.
OTHER PROGRAMS (NON-CANCER RELATED)
DoD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)
Clinical Trial Award (pre-app: June 18)
Discovery Award $200K (pre-app/LOI: June 25)
Focused Program Award $10 million-for Professors with PI eligibility (pre-app: June 18)
Investigator-Initiated Research Award $1.2M/$1.5M (pre-app: June 11)
Technology/ Therapeutic Development Award $1.8M (pre-app: June 11)
Topics:
The FY15 PRMRP will solicit research applications for the following 41 topics areas.
See each program announcement has an appendix devoted to gaps and the priority research areas for each of the following topic areas:
- Acupuncture
- Acute Lung Injury
- Advanced Prosthetics
- Arthritis (other than osteoarthritis, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis which are listed separately below)
- Burn Pit Exposure
- Cardiovascular Health
- Chronic Migraine and Post-Traumatic Headaches
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Dengue
- Diabetes
- DNA Vaccine Technology for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Dystonia
- Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Food Allergies
- Fragile X Syndrome
- Healthcare-acquired infection reduction
- Hepatitis B
- Hereditary Angioedema
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Integrative Medicine
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Lupus
- Malaria
- Metals toxicology
- Mitochondrial disease
- Nanomaterials for Bone regenerative
- Osteoarthritis
- Pancreatitis
- Pathogen-Inactivated Dried Plasma
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
- Psychotropic Medications
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Respiratory health (excludes lung cancer and mesothelioma)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scleroderma
- Sleep disorders
- Tinnitus
- Vascular malformations
- Women’s heart disease
Award mechanisms:
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
Clinical Trial Award
Amount of funding: Funding limit not defined; requested funding must be appropriate for the scope of work proposed
Maximum period of performance is 5 years
Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Purpose: Supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials of novel interventions with the potential to have a significant impact on patient care in the topic area of interest
Pre-application (required) deadline: June 18 2015, 5pm ET via https://ebrap.org/
Invitation to submit full application: July 2015
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 15, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 22, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prmrp.shtml
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
Discovery Award
Maximum of $200,000 direct costs (plus indirect costs) for up to 18 months
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: Although the guidelines state that "All Investigators" may submit an application, because this is a research grant and not a mentored career development award, only faculty with PI eligibility are eligible to apply. Therefore, Instructors, research associates and postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply.
Purpose: support innovative, untested, high-risk/ potentially high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: June 25, 2015, 5pm ET via https://ebrap.org/
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: July 2, 2015
Full proposal: July 9, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prmrp.shtml
Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
Focused Program Award
Maximum of $10 million total costs (includes direct and indirect costs) for up to 5 years
Eligibility: Full Professors with PI eligibility
Purpose: Focused Program Award applications must describe a unifying, overarching challenge that will be addressed by a set of research projects.
Applications shall include multiple, distinct research projects led by individual project leaders that address complementary aspects of the overarching challenge. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a minimum of four research projects; additional studies are allowed.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: June 18, 2015, 5pm ET via https://ebrap.org/
Invitation to submit a full proposal: July 2015
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 21, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 28, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prmrp.shtml
DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP)
Award mechanisms
DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program
Clinical Trial Award
Amount of funding: maximum of $900,000 total direct costs plus indirects for 4 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Purpose: This award supports pilot and Phase 0, I, or II clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on the treatment or management of NF and or schwannomatosis.
Timeline:
Pre-application/letter of intent (required): July 10, 2015, 5 p.m. EST
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: July 20, 2015
Full application: July 27 , 2015, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.shtml
DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program
Exploration - Hypothesis Development Award
Amount of funding: maximum of $100,000 total direct costs plus indirects for up to 2 years
Eligibility: Stanford eligibility clarification: Although the guidelines state "PIs at all levels are eligible to submit applications", because this is a research grant and not a mentored career development grant, Stanford PI ship policy only permits faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver) to apply.
Instructors, research associates and postdoctoral fellows are not eligible.
Purpose: This award supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in the NF research field.
Timeline:
Pre-application/letter of intent (required): July 10, 2015, 5 p.m. EST
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: July 20, 2015
Full application: July 27 , 2015, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.shtml
DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program
Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Amount of funding:
-Maximum of $525,000 total direct costs plus indirects for 3 yrs.
-with optional Qualified Collaborator option $575,000 total direct costs plus indirects for 3 yrs
Eligibility: Faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
Purpose: supports highly rigorous, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make important contribution to NF research and/or patient care.
Timeline:
Pre-application/letter of intent (required): July 10, 2015, 5 p.m. EST
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: July 20, 2015
Full application: July 27 , 2015, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.shtml
DoD Neurofibromatosis Research Program
New Investigator Award
Amount of funding: maximum of $450,000 total direct costs plus indirects for 3 years
Eligibility:
Assist. prof with PI eligibility and CE assist. prof. (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver)
or faculty with PI eligibility in an area other than NF at or above the level of Assistant Professor seeking to transition into a career in NF research.
See additional criteria.
Stanford eligibility clarification: graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and Instructors are not eligible for this award because because these are not considered to be independent positions.
Purpose: The intent of the NFRP New Investigator Award is to support the continued development of promising independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators into a career in the field of NF research.
Pre-application/letter of intent (required): July 10, 2015, 5 p.m. EST
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: July 20, 2015
Full application: July 27 , 2015, 11:59 p.m. EST via grants.gov
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.shtml
Defense Medical Research and Development Program
Vision Prosthesis Pilot Study Award
Amount of funding: maximum of $310,000 direct costs (plus indirect costs) over 2 year
Eligibility: Stanford faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: although the guidelines state “investigators at or above the level of postdoctoral fellows are eligible”, because this is a research grant and not a mentored career development award, Stanford’s PIship policy only permits Stanford faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver prior to the pre-application submission) to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellows, Instructors, and Research Associates are NOT eligible because they would not be able to submit a Career Development PI waiver.
Purpose:
To fund projects exploring novel technologies that will contribute to the development of a working visual prosthesis prototype for individuals who have sustained functional or structural enucleation. Examples of enucleation are severe macular degeneration (functional) and traumatic injury (structural).
For this award, a visual prosthesis prototype is defined as prototype visual prosthesis that:
1) provides the ability to navigate for ambulation, identify faces and objects critical to daily life and
2) is economically feasible
Applications to this RFP should clearly state how the proposed research provides an innovative solution to a critical problem in the development of a prototype visual prosthesis
Timeline:
Pre-application (required): July 8, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG or OSR) deadline: July 15, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): July 22, 2015 11:59pm ET, via grantsgov
Guidelines:
Before downloading the guidelines, please see the above Stanford eligibility clarification section.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/dmrdp.shtml
Gulf War Illness Research Program
Award mechanisms
Gulf War Illness Research Program
Gulf War Illness Epidemiology Research Award
Maximum funding of $975,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 4 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: although the guidelines indicate “independent investigators at all academic levels” are eligible, Instructors and research associates are not eligible because Stanford does not consider those positions to be independent positions.
Purpose: supports population-based research to obtain a better understanding of mortality, morbidity and symptomatology over time in veterans with Gulf War Illness.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 9, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 22, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 29, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
Please note Stanford eligibility clarification below before reviewing the guidelines.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.shtml
Gulf War Illness Research Program
New Investigator Award
Maximum funding of $500,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Eligibility-categories
Applicants can apply for one of three categories:
Transitioning Postdoctoral Fellows: Current registered senior postdoctoral fellows who have completed at least 3 years of postdoctoral training
Early-Career Investigators: Stanford eligibility clarification: assist. prof. w/ PI eligibility and CE assist. prof.* who are within 5 years of their last training position. Instructors and Research Associates are not eligible because their positions here at Stanford are not considered independent positions.
New GWI Researchers: Stanford eligibility clarification: established faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty* who have received less than $300,000 in federally-funded, non-mentored funding for GWI research. Instructors and Research Associates are not eligible because their positions here at Stanford are not considered independent positions.
Purpose: Supports investigators in the early stage and established investigators new to the field of GWI research
*CE faculty must submit and receive approval for a CE faculty PI waiver prior to the pre-application submission.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: Oct. 15, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 22, 2015
Full proposal: Oct. 29, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
Please note Stanford eligibility clarification above before reviewing the guidelines.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.shtml
Gulf War Illness Research Program
Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Maximum funding of $450,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 9, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 29, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
Please note Stanford eligibility clarification below before reviewing the guidelines.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.shtml
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: Although the guidelines sate “independent investigators at all academic levels" are eligible, Instructors and Research associates are not eligible because their positions here at Stanford are not considered independent positions.
Purpose: Supports new ideas in basic and clinical development research focusing on GWI.
Gulf War Illness Research Program
Innovative Treatment Evaluation Award
Maximum funding of $700,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: Although the guidelines sate “independent investigators at all academic levels" are eligible, Instructors and Research associates are not eligible because their positions here at Stanford are not considered independent positions.
Purpose: Supports small-scale, early clinical trial evaluations of innovative treatments not previously studied in GWI. Pilot Phase II or Phase I/II clinical trial combinations are allowed. Provides opportunity to obtain proof of principle data to support future clinical trials. Preliminary data are not required, and if provided, do not necessarily have to come from the GWI research field.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 9, 2015 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct 22, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 29, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
Please note Stanford eligibility clarification above before reviewing the guidelines.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.shtml
Gulf War Illness Research Program
Clinical Trial Award
-Single PI: Maximum funding of $1.5 million for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 4 years
-Multiple PI Option: allows each Partnering PI application to request up to a maximum of $1.0 million for direct costs (plus indirects) for 4 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Multiple PI Option: Allows up to four PIs, termed Initiating and Partnering PIs, to collaborate on a single application.
Proposed studies may be single-center or multi-center clinical trials
Stanford eligibility clarification: Although the guidelines sate “independent investigators at all academic levels" are eligible, Instructors and Research associates are not eligible because their positions here at Stanford are not considered independent positions.
Purpose: Supports Phase II or III clinical trials focusing on treatment for GWI. Can be used for comparative research of GWI treatments and multi-center clinical trials comparing treatments. Preliminary/preclinical data are required, indicating potential significant benefit for veterans with GWI.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 9, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 22, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 29, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
Please note Stanford eligibility clarification above before reviewing the guidelines.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.shtml
DoD Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
Award mechanisms
Clinical Trial Award
Maximum funding of $2M for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 4 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty [with an approved PI waiver]
Instructors are not eligible because those are not considered independent positions at Stanford
Purpose: Fund Phase 0, I, or II clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on treatment or management of spinal cord injury (SCI) and its consequences. Preliminary data relevant to the proposed trial required for all clinical trial applications; Phase I or pilot clinical data required for Phase II clinical trial applications
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 13 , 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 7, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 14, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp.shtml
Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Maximum funding of $500,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
If requesting an Optional Qualified Collaborator: Maximum funding of $750K for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty [with an approved PI waiver]
Optional Qualified Collaborator: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty [with an approved PI waiver]
Instructors are not eligible because they are not considered independent positions at Stanford.
Purpose: Fund SCI-related research that has the potential to make an original and important contribution to the field of research and/or patient care. Preliminary and/or published data required
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 13 , 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 7, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 14, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp.shtml
Qualitative Research Award
Maximum funding of $500,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty [with an approved PI waiver]
Instructors are not eligible because they are not in independent positions.
Purpose: Fund qualitative research on military Service members and Veterans in the years following SCI
Qualitative research is defined as a form of social inquiry that focuses on understanding how people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world in whichmthey live (i.e., seek to understand the human experience). Preliminary and/or published data encouraged but not required.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 13 , 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 7, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 14, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp.shtml
Translational Research Award
Maximum funding of $1.25M for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
If requesting an Optional Qualified Collaborator: Maximum funding of $1.5M for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty [with an approved PI waiver]
Optional Qualified Collaborator: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty [with an approved PI waiver]
Instructors are not eligible because they are not considered independent positions at Stanford.
Purpose: Fund studies that accelerate the movement of promising ideas in SCI research into clinical applications
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 13 , 2015, 5 p.m. ET via eBrap
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG) deadline: Oct. 7, 2015
Full proposal (by invitation only): Oct. 14, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp.shtml
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program
Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Maximum funding of $575,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 3 years
Nested Traineeship: additional maximum funding of $50K for residents or $30K for medical students in direct costs (plus indirects) for 1 year
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Optional Nested Resident or Medical Student Trainees: Resident trainee must be enrolled in an accredited residency program. Medical student trainee must be enrolled in a nationally accredited [or equivalent] medical school. Trainees must be able to devote a minimum of 40% level of effort.
Purpose: Supports translational research. Clinical Trials are allowed. Preliminary data required.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 22, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via https://ebrap.org/
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG or OSR) deadline: Oct. 14, 2015
Full proposal [by invitation only]: Oct. 21, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/dmdrp.shtml
Therapeutic Idea Award
Maximum funding of $300,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 2 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Stanford eligibility clarification: Although the guidelines state "Investigators at all academic levels" are eligible, because this is not a mentored career development award, Stanford PIship policy only permits faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved PI waiver) to apply. Therefore, Instructors and research associates are not eligible.
Purpose: Supports early-stage, high-risk/high-reward research that leads to novel therapeutic development for DMD treatment. Preliminary data are not required.
Timeline:
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 22, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via https://ebrap.org/
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG or OSR) deadline: Oct. 14, 2015
Full proposal [by invitation only]: Oct. 21, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/dmdrp.shtml
Translational Leverage Award
Maximum funding of $250,000 for direct costs (plus indirects) for up to 2 years
Eligibility: faculty with PI eligibility and CE faculty (with an approved CE faculty PI waiver obtained prior to the pre-application submission)
Purpose: Supports the leveraging of existing human-based DMD resources in translational research to investigate high-impact research ideas or unmet needs in DMD. Human-based resources include, but are not limited to, biorepositories of clinical specimens, imaging repositories, epidemiological datasets, clinical databases and databases of clinical data and/or metadata. Preliminary data required
Pre-application (required) deadline: July 22, 2015, 5 p.m. ET via https://ebrap.org/
Institutional representative (RPM/RMG or OSR) deadline: Oct. 14, 2015
Full proposal [by invitation only]: Oct. 21, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET via grantsgov
Guidelines:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/dmdrp.shtml
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