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SUMMARY:[ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Vision Research Program Focused Tra
 nslational Team Science Award | Reserach funding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190806
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: Through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Pro
 gram (CDMRP)\, the Department of Defense is announcing the Vision Research
  Program (VRP) for 2019. The Focused Translational Team Science Award is i
 ntended to support a highly collaborative and translational team initiativ
 e that will fundamentally advance the understanding and treatment of eye i
 njury and/or visual dysfunction that result from a military-relevant traum
 atic event (e.g.\, blast\, blunt\, thermal\, chemical\, directed energy tr
 auma).\n \nTo meet the intent of the award mechanism\, applications to th
 e FY19 VRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award must address research in 
 one or more of the following Focus Areas listed at the end of this announc
 ement.\n \nKey aspects of this award include:\n\n	Overarching Challenge: 
 Team science is a collaborative effort that leverages the strengths of inv
 estigators specializing in different fields to address an overarching scie
 ntific challenge or question. To identify an overarching challenge or ques
 tion that meets the intent of the FTTSA\, investigators are strongly encou
 raged to consider barrier(s) to and/or gap(s) in the understanding\, preve
 ntion\, diagnosis\, mitigation\, and/or treatment of eye injury or visual 
 dysfunction associated with a military-relevant trauma and envision what m
 ay be achievable in 10 to 15 years. Based on the long-term vision\, invest
 igators will identify what should and can be achieved in the near-term\, a
 nd will design projects and research teams around these goals.\n	Research 
 Projects: Applications shall include at least three but no more than five 
 distinct research projects that together form a concerted and synergistic 
 effort to address the overarching challenge. Each project\, as well as the
  overall effort\, must align with one or more of the FY19 VRP Focus Areas.
  The potential topics of individual projects are wide-ranging.\n	Research 
 Team: The overall effort will be led by a Principal Investigator (PI) with
  demonstrated success in leading large collaborative research project(s). 
 The overall lead PI is required to devote a minimum of 20% effort to this 
 award. The project leader of each of the complementary and synergistic res
 earch projects must be an independent investigator with strong qualificati
 ons.\n\n \nFunding:        Maximum USD $ 5’000’000\n \nDuratio
 n:      3 years\n \nEligibility: Applicants from international organi
 zations or institutions are eligible to apply\, and there are no citizensh
 ip restrictions. The overall lead PI must be an independent investigator a
 t or above the level of Associate Professor (or equivalent). The overall l
 ead PI is required to devote a minimum of 20% effort to this award.\n \nH
 ow to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. Th
 ey should contain contact information\, a list of collaborators and key pe
 rsonnel\, a preproposal narrative\, and supporting documents as suggested 
 on the platform. Full applications (by invitation) will be made via a Gran
 ts.gov workspace. Full application packages can be downloaded from Grants.
 gov at any time.\n \nPre-Application Deadline: 06 August 2019\, 5:00 p.m.
  EST (23:00 CET)\nFull Application Deadline:  06 December 2019\, 11:59 p.
 m. EST (05:59 12 Sep\, CET)\n \nGrants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W8
 1XWH-19-VRP-FTTSA\n \nFurther information\n\n\n	To see the program announ
 cement\, navigate to the search page on Grants.gov and search for the Oppo
 rtunity Number W81XWH-19-VRP-FTTSA.\n	For questions about the eBRAP or Gra
 nts.gov platforms\, contact the Research Office.\n\n \nFY19 VRP Focus Are
 as\n \n\n	Eye injury or visual dysfunction as related to a military-relev
 ant traumatic event. Examples of military-relevant trauma may include\, bu
 t are not limited to:\n	\n		Blast\, blunt\, thermal\, or chemical trauma D
 evelop reliable non-invasive methods or tools for monitoring VCA graft rej
 ection\n		Trauma caused by directed energy weapons such as laser\, microwa
 ves\, and particle beams\n	\n	\n	Diagnosis and treatment of eye injuries i
 n austere environments and prolonged field care settings\n
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