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W81XWH-21-TBDRP-IDA: DoD Tick-Borne Disease, Idea Development Award

Closed Closed August 27, 2021 Opportunity W81XWH-21-TBDRP-IDA ☆ 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 2021.

• Total funding$4.8 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

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 FY21 TBDRP IDA intends to support research that could lead to impactful discoveries or significant advancements that will accelerate progress toward improving Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne diseases research, patient care, and/or quality of life for military Service Members, Veterans, and their beneficiaries, as well as the American public. This research should be conceptually innovative, introducing a new concept or question, challenging existing paradigms, approaching issues from a new perspective, or exhibiting other uniquely creative qualities, and should not merely be an incremental advance upon published data. Applications must describe the short- and long-term impact of the proposed research, as well as the evidence-based burden of disease on public health. Applications should also include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning, critical review and analysis of the literature, and/or preliminary data (if available). This award mechanism promotes basic through translational research, including preclinical and clinical research, as well as correlative studies associated with an existing clinical trial to establish proof-of-principle for further development in future studies. Research involving human subjects and human anatomical substances is permitted; however, clinical trials are not allowed under this program announcement. A clinical trial is defined as a research study in which one or more human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions (which may include placebo or other control) to evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or behavioral health-related outcomes. To leverage existing resources and maximize statistical power, the use of validated specimens from Lyme and other tick-borne disease biorepositories and databases is encouraged, but not required. Investigators are strongly encouraged to incorporate the following components into their study design where appropriate: authentication of proposed cell lines; statistical rigor of in vitro cellular studies and preclinical animal experiments; and validation in well-pedigreed cohorts of uniformly documented patients.

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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