FUNDING-DoD
-- Tick-Borne Disease Research Funding Opportunities; July 5,
2017
Defense
Health Program
Department
of Defense Tick-Borne Disease Research Program
Anticipated
Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017
FY17 TBDRP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on Grants.gov.
As directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency (DHA), J9 Research and Development Directorate manages the Defense Health Program (DHP) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation. The managing agent for the anticipated Program Announcements/Funding Opportunities is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
Applications submitted to the FY17 TBDRP must address at least one of the following specific Focus Areas in Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases:
Investigator-Initiated Research Award – Preapplication
due July 5, 2017
· Independent investigators at or above the level of Associate Professor (or equivalent).
· To fund highly rigorous, high-impact studies that have the potential to make important contributions to Lyme disease and other tick-borne disease research, patient care, and/or quality of life.
· Applications should articulate both the short- and long-term impact of the proposed research, as well as the public health burden of the disease being addressed.
·
Preliminary or published data to support
feasibility are required.
· Promotes any phase of research from basic through translational, including preclinical studies in animal models or human subjects, as well as correlative studies associated with an existing clinical trial to establish proof-of-principle for further development in future studies; however, clinical trials are not allowed.
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Preproposal is required; application
submission is by invitation only.
Idea Award – Preapplication
due July 5, 2017
Established Investigators: Independent investigators at or above the level of Associate Professor (or equivalent); or
New Investigators: Investigators that meet the following criteria at the application submission deadline date:
· Have the freedom to pursue independent research goals without formal mentorship
· Have either completed at least 3 years of postdoctoral training or fellowship, or are within 5 years of having begun first independent faculty position (or equivalent)
· To fund conceptually innovative, high-risk/potentially high-reward research in the early stages of development that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for individuals affected by Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne illnesses.
· Applications should articulate the qualities that make the research innovative (not merely an incremental advance), as well as the public health burden of the disease being addressed.
· Preliminary data that are relevant to the proposed research project are encouraged, but not required.
· Clinical trials are not allowed.
· New Investigator Option supports postdoctoral fellows and applicants early in their faculty appointments, with separate peer- and programmatic review from the Established Investigator submissions.
·
Preproposal is required; application
submission is by invitation only.
A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://ebrap.org/ prior to the pre-application deadline. All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that will be available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov. A listing of all CDMRP funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.
Applications must be submitted through the federal government’s single-entry portal, Grants.gov. For email notification when Program Announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://ebrap.org/. For more information about the TBDRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/).
Point of Contact:
CDMRP Help Desk
301-682-5507