# DoD Lupus, Impact Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81xwh-21-lrp-ipa-dod-lupus-impact-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333082

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $5.3 million in total. Applications closed on September 22, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81XWH-21-LRP-IPA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 22, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $5.3 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 LRP Impact Award encourages applications that support the full spectrum of research projects or ideas that specifically focus on scientific and clinical lupus issues, which, if successfully addressed, have the potential to make a major impact in lupus research and/or lupus disease. Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale that is established through inferential reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature. Inclusion of preliminary data is encouraged. The following are important aspects of the Impact Award: • Impact: The proposed research, if successful, should impact an area of paramount importance in lupus disease. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to clearly and explicitly describe the potential impact(s) of the proposed study for individuals living with lupus and to convey its level of significance. The Impact Award supports high-risk, high-reward studies that have the potential to make a significant advancement in lupus research. Research that represents an incremental advancement on previously published work is not considered impactful. • Research Strategy: The scientific rationale and experimental methodology should demonstrate critical understanding and in-depth analysis of lupus. Experimental strategies may be novel or may be based on strong rationale derived from a literature review. • Research Team: The research team’s background should be appropriate with respect to its ability to successfully complete the proposed work. • Focus Areas: The proposed research must address at least one of the FY21 LRP Focus Areas. Clinical trials are not allowed under this program announcement. The types of awards made under the program announcement will be assistance agreements. An assistance agreement is appropriate when the federal government transfers a “thing of value” to a “state, local government,” or “other recipient” to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States instead of acquiring property or service for the direct benefit and use of the U.S. government. An assistance agreement can take the form of a grant or cooperative agreement. The level of involvement on the part of the Department of Defense (DOD) during project performance is the key factor in determining whether to award a grant or cooperative agreement.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81XWH-21-LRP-IPA still open?

No. It closed on September 22, 2021. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Lupus, Impact Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Lupus, Impact Award?

Closed September 22, 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 $5.3 million in total across about 7 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.