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HT942524VRPFTTSA: DoD VRP, Focused Translational Team Science Award

Closed Closed November 12, 2024 Opportunity HT942524VRPFTTSA ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award (HT942526BCRPCREA2). Status: Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left). It is in our archive of Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA notices from 2024.

• Total funding$6.4 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The FY24 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). 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 FY24 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 DOD FY24 Vision Focused Translational Team Science Award 5 − 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 − Design of protection to mitigate the impact of military exposure on eye and vision − Development of lightweight portable assessment or diagnostic capability ○ Individual projects must be capable of standing on their own scientific merits.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HT942526BCRPCREA2, which is open now.

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