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The Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Defense Appropriations Act provides $50 million
to the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) to
support research that will make significant contributions in the following
research areas:
Alcoholism Research
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Blood Cancer
Drug Abuse
Epilepsy Research
Eye and Vision Research
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Integrated Tissue Hypoxia Research
Interstitial Cystitis
Kidney Cancer
Leishmaniasis
Lupus
Mesothelioma
Multiple Sclerosis
Nutrition and Health Promotion
Paget's Disease
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Scleroderma
Social Work Research
Tinnitus
There is an additional $1M Congressional appropriation for bone marrow
failure disorder research.
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 PRMRP funding opportunities is provided below.
Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria,
and submission requirements can be found in the FY08 PRMRP Program
Announcements. Each Program Announcement is available electronically for
downloading from the Grants.gov website,
the CDMRP website and the
CDMRP eReceipt Website.
Submission Deadlines:
Pre-Application (Letter of Intent): June 4, 2008
Proposal: July 2, 2008Investigator-Initiated Research Award
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- Investigator-Initiated Research Award (Specific appropriation for bone
marrow failure disorder research)
- Translational Research Award (Single PI)
- Translational Research Award (Partnering PI option)
- Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
- Clinical Trial Award
Please visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more
information.
As of 2007, proposals requesting funding from the CDMRP have been submitted
through the Federal Government's single entry portal, Grants.gov, in compliance
with Public Law 106-107. Individual program announcements and required forms
can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must
be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt
Website, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov.
New for 2008 - In order to clarify the CDMRP Program
Announcements and proposal submission process, CDMRP has divided these
documents into the following:
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- Program Announcement - contains all program information, scientific
proposal components, and peer review criteria.
- Application Instructions - contains instructions and detailed information
on all pre-application and proposal requirements, including directions for
Grants.gov submissions. This document also contains Regulatory Requirements and
Award Administration information.
Each Application Instruction document will only apply to the specific award
mechanism listed; however this document is intended to be utilized in
conjunction with the PA.
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