DoD Tick-Borne Disease Idea Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-16-TBDRP-IA 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: Nov 16, 2016Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 3Creation Date: Jun 15, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The FY16 TBDRP Idea Award promotes new ideas that represent innovative approaches to Lyme disease and other tick-borne disease research and have the potential to make an important contribution to the TBDRP mission. This award funds conceptually innovative, high-risk/ potentially high-reward research in the early stages of development that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for individuals affected by Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne illnesses. Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature. The following are important aspects of the FY16 TBDRP Idea Award: • Innovation: Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, look ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding