[ U.S. CDMRP – Vision Research Program Investigator Initiated Research Award ]
Event details
Date | 28.07.2020 |
Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: Through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), the Department of Defense is announcing the Vision Research Program (VRP) Awards. The VRP Investigator Initiated Research Award is intended to support studies that will yield highly impactful discoveries or major advancements in the research and/or patient care of eye injury and/or 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 highly encouraged.
To support research projects at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels, two different funding levels are available. The funding level should be selected based on the stage and maturity level of the research project, rather than the amount of the budget.
To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications must address at least one of the FY20 VRP Focus Areas listed at the end of this announcement.
Funding: max. $260’000 (Funding level 1)
max. $750’000 (Funding level 2)
Duration: 2 years (Funding level 1)
3 years (Funding level 2)
Eligibility: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligible to apply, and there are no citizenship restrictions. Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) may be named by the organization as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the application.
How to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should contain contact information, a preproposal narrative, and a list of collaborators and key personnel as suggested on the platform. Full applications (by invitation) will be made via a Grants.gov workspace. Full application packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov at any time.
Pre-Application Deadline: 28-July-2020, 5:00 p.m. EST
Full Application Deadline: 18-Nov-2020, 11:59 p.m. EST
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-20-VRP-IIRA
Further information
FY20 VRP Focus Areas
To support research projects at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels, two different funding levels are available. The funding level should be selected based on the stage and maturity level of the research project, rather than the amount of the budget.
- Funding Level 1 supports exploratory, innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that is in the earliest stages of idea development. Research must have the potential to yield new avenues of investigation, such as new approaches, new research tools, or new paradigms.
- Funding Level 2 supports the advancement of more mature research toward clinical translation. The research idea or solution should be innovative or novel, or offer significant refinements, improvements, or new applications existing ideas or solutions, as applicable.
To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications must address at least one of the FY20 VRP Focus Areas listed at the end of this announcement.
Funding: max. $260’000 (Funding level 1)
max. $750’000 (Funding level 2)
Duration: 2 years (Funding level 1)
3 years (Funding level 2)
Eligibility: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligible to apply, and there are no citizenship restrictions. Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) may be named by the organization as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the application.
How to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should contain contact information, a preproposal narrative, and a list of collaborators and key personnel as suggested on the platform. Full applications (by invitation) will be made via a Grants.gov workspace. Full application packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov at any time.
Pre-Application Deadline: 28-July-2020, 5:00 p.m. EST
Full Application Deadline: 18-Nov-2020, 11:59 p.m. EST
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-20-VRP-IIRA
Further information
- To see the program announcement, navigate to the search page on Grants.gov and search for the Opportunity Number W81XWH-20-VRP-IIRA
- For questions about the eBRAP or Grants.gov platforms, contact the Research Office.
FY20 VRP Focus Areas
- Eye injury or visual dysfunction as related to a military-relevant traumatic event.
- Diagnosis, stabilization, and treatment of eye injuries in austere environments and prolonged field care settings
- Restoration of visual function after trauma-related vision loss or severe visual impairment.
Practical information
- General public
- Free