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SUMMARY:[ U.S. CDMRP – Vision Research Program Investigator Initiated Re
 search Award ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200728
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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) Awards. The VRP Investigator Initiated Research Award is in
 tended to support studies that will yield highly impactful discoveries or 
 major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/o
 r visual dysfunction as related to military-relevant trauma. Applications 
 involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia\, industry\, the
  military Services\, the VA\, and other Federal Government agencies are hi
 ghly encouraged.\n\nTo support research projects at different stages and t
 he exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels\, two dif
 ferent funding levels are available. The funding level should be selected 
 based on the stage and maturity level of the research project\, rather tha
 n the amount of the budget.\n\n	Funding Level 1 supports exploratory\, inn
 ovative\, high-risk/high-reward research that is in the earliest stages of
  idea development. Research must have the potential to yield new avenues o
 f investigation\, such as new approaches\, new research tools\, or new par
 adigms.\n	Funding Level 2 supports the advancement of more mature research
  toward clinical translation. The research idea or solution should be inno
 vative or novel\, or offer significant refinements\, improvements\, or new
  applications existing ideas or solutions\, as applicable.\n\n\nTo meet th
 e intent of the award mechanism\, applications must address at least one o
 f the FY20 VRP Focus Areas listed at the end of this announcement.\n\nFund
 ing:        max. $260’000 (Funding level 1)\nmax. $750’000 (Fund
 ing level 2)\n\nDuration:      2 years (Funding level 1)\n      
                   3 years (Funding level 2)\n\nEligibilit
 y: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligibl
 e to apply\, and there are no citizenship restrictions. Independent invest
 igators at all academic levels (or equivalent) may be named by the organiz
 ation as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the application.\n\nHow to App
 ly: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should
  contain contact information\, a preproposal narrative\, and a list of col
 laborators and key personnel as suggested on the platform. Full applicatio
 ns (by invitation) will be made via a Grants.gov workspace. Full applicati
 on packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov at any time.\n\nPre-Applicat
 ion Deadline: 28-July-2020\, 5:00 p.m. EST\nFull Application Deadline: 18-
 Nov-2020\, 11:59 p.m. EST\n\nGrants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH
 -20-VRP-IIRA\n\nFurther information\n\n\n	To see the program announcement\
 , navigate to the search page on Grants.gov and search for the Opportunity
  Number W81XWH-20-VRP-IIRA\n	For questions about the eBRAP or Grants.gov p
 latforms\, contact the Research Office.\n\n\nFY20 VRP Focus Areas\n\n\n	Ey
 e injury or visual dysfunction as related to a military-relevant traumatic
  event.\n	Diagnosis\, stabilization\, and treatment of eye injuries in aus
 tere environments and prolonged field care settings\n	Restoration of visua
 l function after trauma-related vision loss or severe visual impairment.\n
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