# DoD Arthritis, Focused Research Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942524atrpfra-dod-arthritis-focused-research-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356100

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on October 30, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942524ATRPFRA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 30, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $2.5 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 FY24 ATRP FRA is intended to support conceptually innovative, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries and/or improvements in patient care or quality of life for people impacted by arthritis. Research addressing all types of arthritis is encouraged including but not limited to osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, juvenile arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The ATRP encourages applications that address sex as a biological variable and understudied arthritis types. The ATRP also encourages applicants to consider whether large data sets or existing studies/consortia can be leveraged to maximize the potential impact of proposed studies. Applicants must address how the proposed research may eventually impact patient care and reduce the burden of disease. It is expected that any research findings would benefit Service Members, their Families, Veterans, and the general public. To meet the intent of the award mechanism, applications must specifically address at least one FY24 ATRP FRA focus area, listed in Section II.A.1, above. Important aspects of this award mechanism include: Impact: A key aspect of this award mechanism is impact. The application should explicitly state how outcomes of the proposed research will have a significant impact on the advancement of arthritis research, potential for exploration of novel ideas, and/or patient care practices. The application should clearly indicate how the research addresses the impact of arthritis in the military, which may include its effect on Service Member recruitment, retention, and recovery. Applicants may also choose to include impacts to the Military Health System, which provides health care support to Service Members and their Families (Eligibility | TRICARE). Research Levels: The FY24 ATRP FRA offers funding for two Research Levels (refer to Section II.D.5 Funding Restrictions). Only one Research Level category may be chosen per application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to select the level that aligns with the scope of the proposed research. The Research Level should be selected based on the research scope and not on the amount of the budget. The following are generalized descriptions of the scope of the research appropriate for each level: • Research Level 1: Supports exploratory, high-risk/high-reward research that is in the early stages of idea development.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942524ATRPFRA still open?

No. It closed on October 30, 2024. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Arthritis, Focused Research Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Arthritis, Focused Research Award?

Closed October 30, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $2.5 million in total across about 4 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.