# DoD Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht9425-23-nfrp-iira-dod-neurofibromatosis-investigator-initiated-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348285

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $4.4 million in total. Applications closed on October 5, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT9425-23-NFRP-IIRA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 5, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $4.4 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.420 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The NFRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award supports highly rigorous, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make an important contribution to NF research and/or patient care. Research projects may focus on any phase of research, excluding clinical trials. The rationale for a research idea may be derived from laboratory discovery, population-based studies, a clinician’s firsthand knowledge of patients, or anecdotal data. Applications must include preliminary and/or published data that are relevant to NF and the proposed research project. Optional NF Open Science Initiative (NF-OSI): The FY23 NFRP supports the NF-OSI (https://www.synapse.org/#!Synapse:syn17083165/wiki/588662), which is aimed at catalyzing research for NF through early access to data and data sharing within the NF community. • The NF Data Portal (https://nf.synapse.org) is a central component of the NF-OSI and is intended as a format on which to share and explore NF datasets, analysis tools, resources, and publications. It is a public repository of raw data of scientific experiments that allows the re-analysis and confirmation of results by a third party. ○ The portal is not the place to share finalized results (these are generally publishable figures and related information), but rather any data point or image derived from experiments. ○ NF studies that involve generation of extensive datasets including, but not limited to, gene expression, genomic variants, methylation profiles, drug screening, drug combination screening, cellular physiology, chromatin activity, proteomics, imaging, kinomics, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, and clinical studies are to utilize the NF Data Portal. ○ The portal allows participants to use the repository as their private data storage and selectively release the data to the public after an embargo period. For more information and requirements of participation, please visit https://nf.synapse.org/. • Participants in the NF-OSI will share data following the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) Data Principles for reproducible science found in “The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship” (https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201618). Refer to the Data and Research Resources Sharing Plan document in Attachment 7. • Applications utilizing the NF-OSI option will be eligible to apply for Level 2 funding as described in below and in Section II.D.5, Funding Restrictions.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT9425-23-NFRP-IIRA still open?

No. It closed on October 5, 2023. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Award?

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for DoD Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Award?

Closed October 5, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $4.4 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Military Medical Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 5,470 awards worth $6.9 billion in that time.