The Department of Defense (DoD) offers the Gulf War Illness Investigator-Initiated Research Award to fund studies on Gulf War Illness (GWI). This grant is for research improving GWI diagnosis, understanding its pathobiology, and identifying objective measures or treatment targets for affected veterans. Proposals can explore chronic neurotoxic exposures and enhance diagnostic testing. Areas of interest include nervous, endocrine, immune, and gastrointestinal systems, along with chronic infections and genetic/metabolic characteristics. This grant promotes innovative GWI research; preliminary data is optional, but proposals must be scientifically sound and focus on ill Gulf War veterans.
Opportunity ID: 46920
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-09-GWIRP-IIRA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | DoD Gulf War Investigator-Initiated Research Award |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.420 — Military Medical Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 09, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 09, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 09, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Dept. of the Army — USAMRAA |
| Description: | The GWIRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) mechanism was first offered in FY06. Since that time, 35 IIRA applications have been received, and 15 have been recommended for funding. The Investigator-Initiated Research Award supports research focusing on the complex of symptoms known as Gulf War Illness, improving its diagnosis, and better understanding its pathobiology. It is intended to encourage basic or clinical developmental research aimed at identification of objective measures to distinguish ill from healthy veterans (e.g., biomarkers), or elucidate potential treatment targets for GWI. Studies that characterize chronic effects of neurotoxic exposures encountered during the Gulf War (and at comparable dosage) are also acceptable. The GWIRP also seeks proposals that can contribute to improved diagnostic testing for GWI and/or improved understanding of its pathobiology. Particular areas of interest include research on objective indicators of biological processes or abnormalities in GWI associated with: DOD Gulf War Illness Investigator-Initiated Research Award 3 Central nervous system structure and function Central neuroinflammatory processes Neuroendocrine measures Autonomic nervous system function Immune parameters Indicators of chronic infection Gastrointestinal complaints/symptoms Genetic, genomic, proteomic, or metabolic characteristics The Investigator-Initiated Research Award is designed to promote new ideas in Gulf War Illness research. Proposals are not required to include preliminary data; however, preliminary data may be used to support the objectives of a proposal. This data does not necessarily have to come from the GWI research field. Proposals not supported by preliminary data should be based on a sound scientific rationale and may reflect clinical observations or seek to evaluate in GWI discoveries made in relation to other chronic multi-symptom illnesses. Using either approach, however, the focus should be clearly on ill Gulf War veterans. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
PA HELP: 301-619-7079; cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil
eReceipt HELP: 301-682-5507; help@cdmrp.org Email:cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 46920 Full Announcement-1 -> 09gwirpiira_instruct.pdf
Folder 46920 Full Announcement-1 -> 09gwirpiira_pa.pdf
Folder 46920 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> revised09gwirpiira_pa.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | PA HELP: 301-619-7079; cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil eReceipt HELP: 301-682-5507; help@cdmrp.org Email: cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.420 | PKG00011726 | Apr 21, 2009 | Sep 09, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
46920 RR_SF424-1.1.pdf
46920 RR_PerformanceSite-1.1.pdf
46920 RR_KeyPersonExpanded-1.1.pdf
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