# DOD Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81xwh-21-hrrp-fra-dod-hearing-restoration-focused-research-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333693

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $8.8 million in total. Applications closed on November 30, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81XWH-21-HRRP-FRA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 30, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 9 |
| Total funding | $8.8 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 FY21 HRRP FRA mechanism is intended to support promising research that accelerates drug discovery and therapeutic development for hearing restoration after military-relevant auditory system injury or accelerates advances in diagnosis of auditory dysfunction in austere environments. New for FY21: 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. See announcement for full award description.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81XWH-21-HRRP-FRA still open?

No. It closed on November 30, 2021. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DOD Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DOD Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award?

Closed November 30, 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 $8.8 million in total across about 9 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.