[ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Vision Research Program Focused Translational Team Science Award | Reserach funding ]
Event details
| Date | 06.08.2019 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: Through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), the Department of Defense is announcing the Vision Research Program (VRP) for 2019. The Focused Translational Team Science Award is intended to support a highly collaborative and translational team initiative that will fundamentally advance the understanding and treatment of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction that result from a military-relevant traumatic event (e.g., blast, blunt, thermal, chemical, directed energy trauma).
To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications to the FY19 VRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award must address research in one or more of the following Focus Areas listed at the end of this announcement.
Key aspects of this award include:
Funding: Maximum USD $ 5’000’000
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligible to apply, and there are no citizenship restrictions. The overall lead PI must be an independent investigator at or above the level of Associate Professor (or equivalent). The overall lead PI is required to devote a minimum of 20% effort to this award.
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: 06 August 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST (23:00 CET)
Full Application Deadline: 06 December 2019, 11:59 p.m. EST (05:59 12 Sep, CET)
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-19-VRP-FTTSA
Further information
FY19 VRP Focus Areas
To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications to the FY19 VRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award must address research in one or more of the following Focus Areas listed at the end of this announcement.
Key aspects of this award include:
- Overarching Challenge: Team science is a collaborative effort that leverages the strengths of investigators specializing in different fields to address an overarching scientific challenge or question. To identify an overarching challenge or question that meets the intent of the FTTSA, investigators are strongly encouraged to consider barrier(s) to and/or gap(s) in the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, and/or treatment of eye injury or visual dysfunction associated with a military-relevant trauma and envision what may be achievable in 10 to 15 years. Based on the long-term vision, investigators will identify what should and can be achieved in the near-term, and will design projects and research teams around these goals.
- 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.
- 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 research projects must be an independent investigator with strong qualifications.
Funding: Maximum USD $ 5’000’000
Duration: 3 years
Eligibility: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligible to apply, and there are no citizenship restrictions. The overall lead PI must be an independent investigator at or above the level of Associate Professor (or equivalent). The overall lead PI is required to devote a minimum of 20% effort to this award.
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: 06 August 2019, 5:00 p.m. EST (23:00 CET)
Full Application Deadline: 06 December 2019, 11:59 p.m. EST (05:59 12 Sep, CET)
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-19-VRP-FTTSA
Further information
- To see the program announcement, navigate to the search page on Grants.gov and search for the Opportunity Number W81XWH-19-VRP-FTTSA.
- For questions about the eBRAP or Grants.gov platforms, contact the Research Office.
FY19 VRP Focus Areas
- Eye injury or visual dysfunction as related to a military-relevant traumatic event. Examples of military-relevant trauma may include, but are not limited to:
- Blast, blunt, thermal, or chemical trauma Develop reliable non-invasive methods or tools for monitoring VCA graft rejection
- Trauma caused by directed energy weapons such as laser, microwaves, and particle beams
- Diagnosis and treatment of eye injuries in austere environments and prolonged field care settings
Practical information
- General public
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