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DOD CDMRP New Funding Opportunities

The Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Defense Appropriations Act anticipates approximately $92 million to the Department of Defense Deployment Related Medical Research Program (DRMRP) to provide support for deployment health-related research of clear scientific merit. This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). A summary of DRMRP funding opportunities is provided below.

Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY08 DRMRP Program Announcements.

Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website, the CDMRP website, and the CDMRP eReceipt website.

The FY08 topic areas addressed by this program announcement are listed below.

  • Blood safety and blood products
  • Final development of medical devices for use in-theater, including portable suction machines and EKGs for theater hospitals
  • Injury prevention
  • Traumatic brain injury and psychological health, including post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Trauma treatment and rehabilitation, including nonsurgical orthopedic conditions
  • Wound infection and healing
  • Wound infection vaccines

Submission Deadlines

  • Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
    Pre-Application Letter of Intent: October 1, 2008
    Proposal: October 15, 2008
  • Hypothesis Development Award
    Pre-Application Letter of Intent: September 22, 2008
    Proposal: October 1, 2008
  • Clinical Trial Award
    Pre-Application Letter of Intent: October 1, 2008
    Proposal: October 15, 2008

Last Updated: 9/21/09