# DoD Vision Focused Translational Team Science Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht9425-23-vrp-fttsa-dod-vision-focused-translational-team-science-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348084

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $6.4 million in total. Applications closed on November 8, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT9425-23-VRP-FTTSA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 8, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $6.4 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 FY23 VRP FTTSA 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 military exposure (e.g., blast, blunt, thermal, chemical, directed energy trauma). Applicants are encouraged to leverage resources and expertise at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to improve efficiency and accelerate the translational process. A list of NCATS programs and resources supporting preclinical innovation can be found at https://ncats.nih.gov/preclinical. Key aspects of the FTTSA 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 military exposure and envision what may be achievable in 10 to 15 years. Based on the long-term expectation, investigators will identify what should and can be achieved in the short 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 FY23 VRP Focus Areas. The potential topics of individual projects are wide-ranging. The examples provided below are illustrative and not exhaustive: . Elucidation of molecular, cellular, and biophysical mechanisms of eye injury or visual dysfunction associated with military exposure . Identification of significant changes in pathophysiology over time after military exposure to inform targeted treatments . Identification of biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets . Development and validation of therapeutic agents and/or devices . Development and validation of drug delivery platforms appropriate for eye injury or visual dysfunction associated with military exposure . Development or improvement of clinically relevant trauma models .

## Questions people ask

### Is HT9425-23-VRP-FTTSA still open?

No. It closed on November 8, 2023. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Vision Focused Translational Team Science Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Vision Focused Translational Team Science Award?

Closed November 8, 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 $6.4 million in total for one award.

### 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.