# Defense Medical Research and Development Program - En Route Care Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81xwh-21-dmrdp-erca-defense-medical-research-and-development-program-en-route/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331679

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $5.4 million in total. Applications closed on June 23, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81XWH-21-DMRDP-ERCA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 23, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $5.4 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 intent of this award mechanism is to support development of highly innovative materiel and knowledge products to drive critical combat casualty care capabilities to the Warfighter in highly mobile, austere, and extreme environments where evacuation capabilities may be significantly delayed or unavailable.(Ref. 2, above) This Funding Opportunity aligns with the recently published Committee on En Route Combat Casualty Care (CoERCCC) top 10 research priorities including: medical documentation, clinical decision support, patient monitoring, transfer of care, transport physiology, maintenance of normothermia, transport timing, intelligent tasking, commanders’ decision support, and unmanned transport,(Ref. 14, above) and focuses on research to knowledge and materiel to improve the en route care and patient movement from point of injury to definitive care by ground, air, and sea. The solutions under this Funding Opportunity will not be limited to military use. Knowledge and materiel products developed will have applications in civilian environments as well. Natural disasters, explosive events, accidents, and mass shootings can generate a surge of casualties and complex injuries that can mirror those seen on the battlefield. Additionally, civilians, particularly those in rural areas, face challenges with delayed access to hospital-based care. While only 20% of all Americans live in rural areas, they account for more than 50% of all trauma-related fatalities. The majority of these individuals do not live within an hour of a Level I or II trauma center and could benefit from improvements in ERC. Solutions generated by this work will be applicable in civilian settings where mode of patient movement, environmental conditions, or traumatic condition are similar to the military use case. We anticipate that projects funded under this award mechanism, as systematic application of knowledge or understanding, directed toward the production of useful materials, devices, and systems or methods, including design, development, and improvement of prototypes and new processes to meet specific requirements, will increase survivability from both combat-related and trauma-induced injuries. The types of awards made under the Program Announcement will be assistance agreements.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81XWH-21-DMRDP-ERCA still open?

No. It closed on June 23, 2021. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for Defense Medical Research and Development Program - En Route Care Award?

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

### What is the deadline for Defense Medical Research and Development Program - En Route Care Award?

Closed June 23, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $5.4 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.