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W81XWH-21-TBIPHRP-IDA: DoD Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Idea Development Award

Closed Closed October 7, 2021 Opportunity W81XWH-21-TBIPHRP-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$5.4 million
• Expected awards18
• 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 intent of the FY21 TBIPHRP IDA is to support innovative, non-incremental, high-risk/ high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or clinical applications. Studies supported by this award are expected to lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on a sound scientific rationale and study design. Preliminary data is not required. Research deemed innovative may represent a new paradigm, challenge current paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, leverage unique study populations, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Research that is an incremental advance upon published data is not considered innovative. Projects involving multidisciplinary and/or data science approaches are especially encouraged. The following list, although not all-inclusive, provides examples of research that is not innovative:  Using a published series of in vitro assays to further characterize a model system  Incorporating known biomarkers into in vivo or clinical models of the disease or condition  Investigating the next logical step or continuation of a previous research project  Proposing work that is an incremental advancement of published data Due to this award’s emphasis on innovation, inclusion of preliminary data is allowed but not required. The presentation of substantial preliminary data suggests that the proposed research project would be more appropriately submitted to a different award mechanism. Absence of preliminary data will not negatively affect scientific or programmatic review of the application. Any unpublished, preliminary data provided should originate from the laboratory of the Principal Investigator (PI) or members of the research team. Regardless of whether preliminary data are included, applications should be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature. The outcome of research supported by this award should include the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for future research projects. Organizations are encouraged to support early-career investigators as PIs on FY21 TBIPHRP IDA applications. Applicants are encouraged to integrate and/or align their research projects with DOD and/or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research laboratories and programs.

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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