DoD Gulf War Illness Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-14-GWIRP-IIRA 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: Sep 25, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: May 07, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The GWIRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) was first offered in FY06. Since then, 190 IIRA applications have been received, and 52 have been recommended for funding. New for FY14: The GWIRP IIRA includes a Case Definition Option, as described below, to encourage applications focused on developing or improving the case definition of GWI for either clinical or research purposes. The IIRA is designed to promote new ideas in GWI research and establish proof of principle for further development in future studies. Applications are not required to include preliminary data; however, preliminary data may be used to support the objectives of an application. These data are not required to have come from the GWI research field. Applications not supported by preliminary data should be based on sound scientific rationale and may reflect clinical observations or seek to evaluate discoveri...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding