DoD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-14-DMDRP-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: Oct 22, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: May 27, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The DMDRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) mechanism was first offered in FY11. Since then, 51 Investigator-Initiated Research Award applications have been received, and 10 have been recommended for funding. The DMDRP IIRA supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in DMD into clinical applications. Translational research may be defined as an integration of basic science and clinical observations with the specific goal of developing new therapies. While the ultimate goal of translational research is to move an observation forward into clinical application, translational research is most effective as a two-way continuum between the bench and the bedside. Within this continuum, the IIRA supports mid-stage or later translational research projects, including early-phase, proof-of-principle clinical trials and correlative studies to better...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding