[ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Accelerating Innovation in Military Medicine Research Award | Research funding ]
Event details
| Date | 26.07.2019 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The AIMM Research Award is intended to support highly creative and conceptually innovative high-risk research with the potential to accelerate critical discoveries or major advancements that will significantly impact military health and medicine. AIMM initiative funding supports novel research concepts and other efforts that initiate or enhance potential game-changers that may not be supported by other funding mechanisms or core programs. The proposed research must be relevant to active duty Service members, Veterans, military beneficiaries, and/or the American public. Important aspects of the AIMM initiative are Innovation and Impact.
To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications submitted to the FY19 AIMM must address at least one of the Focus Areas listed below.
Funding: Maximum USD $ 350’000
Duration: 18 months
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) are eligible to be named by the organization as the PI on the application.
How to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should contain contact information, a list of collaborators and key personnel, a preproposal narrative, and supporting documents 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: 26 July 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST (23:00 CET)
Full Application Deadline: 30 October 2019, 11:59 p.m. EST (05:59 12 Sep, CET)
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-19-DMRDP-AIMM
Further information
To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications submitted to the FY19 AIMM must address at least one of the Focus Areas listed below.
- Algorithms/tools for decision support in a deployed or operational environment to: diagnose military-relevant disease, illness, or injury; prescribe mitigation and treatment strategies; and/or determine risk of Warfighter return to duty.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)/deep learning for integrating heterogeneous data streams and analyzing data from wearables to support making informed healthcare decisions. Wearable sensor systems may pertain to, but are not limited to, the following or combinations of the following: infectious disease diagnosis; physiologic status monitoring; informing real-time casualty location and triage; and/or environmental monitoring.
- AI/deep learning for analyzing and interrogating large medical data sets to: identify patterns/predictors of disease, illness, or injury; and/or identify treatment outcomes.
Funding: Maximum USD $ 350’000
Duration: 18 months
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) are eligible to be named by the organization as the PI on the application.
How to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should contain contact information, a list of collaborators and key personnel, a preproposal narrative, and supporting documents 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: 26 July 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST (23:00 CET)
Full Application Deadline: 30 October 2019, 11:59 p.m. EST (05:59 12 Sep, CET)
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-19-DMRDP-AIMM
Further information
- To see the program announcement, navigate to the search page on Grants.gov and search for the Opportunity Number W81XWH-19-DMRDP-AIMM.
- For questions about the eBRAP or Grants.gov platforms, contact the Research Office.
Practical information
- General public
- Free