DoD FY15 Spinal Cord Injury Translational Research Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-15-SCIRP-TRA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 14, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: Jun 02, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The SCIRP Translational Research Award is intended to support translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in spinal cord injury research into clinical applications. Although not all inclusive, some examples include demonstration studies of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in preclinical systems, and/or clinical research on therapeutics, devices, or practice using human tissues or resources. Observations that drive a research idea may be derived from a laboratory discovery, population-based studies, or a clinician’s first-hand knowledge of patients and anecdotal data. Optional Qualified Collaborator: The FY15 SCIRP strongly encourages multidisciplinary collaborations among academic scientists and clinicians, industry scientists, the military Services, the VA, and other Federal Government agencies. Collaborations with early-career investigators in the ...

Source: Grants.gov - June 3, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding