The Department of Defense (DoD) offers this Investigator-Initiated Research Award to fund rigorous, high-impact studies on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. This grant is for the purpose of making significant contributions to research, patient care, and quality of life. It supports diverse studies, from basic to translational, including preclinical work and correlative studies with existing clinical trials to establish proof-of-principle. Applicants require a testable hypothesis, strong scientific rationale, preliminary data, and critical literature review.
Opportunity ID: 294057
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | W81XWH-17-TBDRP-IIRA |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | DoD Tick-Borne Disease Investigator-Inititated 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: | May 23, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 10, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,360,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
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 FY17 TBDRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) intends to support highly rigorous, high-impact studies that have the potential to make important contributions to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases research, patient care, and/or quality of life. This award mechanism promotes a wide range 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. Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning, preliminary data, and critical review and analysis of the literature. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
CDMRP Help Desk
Phone: 301-682-5507 email: help@eBRAP.org Email:help@eBRAP.org |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 294057 Full Announcement-FY17 TBDRP IIRA -> TBDRP_FY17_IIRA_PA_GG.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | CDMRP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 email: help@eBRAP.org Email: help@eBRAP.org |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.420 | PKG00232705 | May 23, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
294057 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
294057 RR_Budget_1_4-1.4.pdf
294057 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
294057 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
294057 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
294057 RR_SubawardBudget30_1_4-1.4.pdf