# DoD Multiple Sclerosis, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942524msrpiira-dod-multiple-sclerosis-investigator-initiated-research-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353638

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 7, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942524MSRPIIRA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 7, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $6.0 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 MSRP IIRA supports highly rigorous, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make an important contribution to MS research, patient care, and/or quality of life. Research projects may focus on any phase of research, excluding clinical trials. The rationale for a research idea may be derived from laboratory discovery, clinical trial results, 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 MS and the proposed research project. For the “Correlates of Disease Activity and Progression in MS” Focus Area, applications must demonstrate access to the relevant specimens and/or data of the proposed cohort. Refer to Attachment 8: Letter(s) Confirming Access to Specimens and/or Data for more details. Note for projects involving animal models of MS: Applicants should be prudent in the choice of animal model(s) for their proposed research project. Applicants must justify the relevance of their proposed animal model(s) to the specific aspect of human MS to be studied. New Investigator option: The FY24 MSRP IIRA mechanism encourages applications from investigators in the early stages of their MS research career. The New Investigator option is designed to support the continued development of promising independent investigators that are early in their faculty appointments. Applications from Established Investigators and New Investigators will be peer and programmatically reviewed in separate groups. Principal Investigators (PIs) applying under the New Investigator option are encouraged to strengthen their applications through collaboration with investigators experienced in MS research and/or possess other relevant expertise as demonstrated by a record of funding and publications.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942524MSRPIIRA still open?

No. It closed on October 7, 2024. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Multiple Sclerosis, Investigator-Initiated Research Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Multiple Sclerosis, Investigator-Initiated Research Award?

Closed October 7, 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 $6.0 million in total across about 6 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.