DoD Neurofibromatosis Exploration Hypothesis Development Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-13-NFRP-EHDA 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: Jul 11, 2013Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: May 03, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The vision of the FY13 NFRP is to decrease the clinical impact of NF. Toward this end, the NFRP seeks to support innovative, high-impact research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in NF research; sponsor multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations that will bring new perspectives to the field; foster the next generation of NF investigators; promote translational and clinical studies to move promising ideas from bench to bedside; develop a balanced portfolio of meritorious research related to all aspects of NF1, NF2, and schwannomatosis. Areas of Emphasis: The FY13 NFRP strongly encourages research applications that specifically address the critical needs of the NF community in one or more of the following Areas of Emphasis: • Cognitive and social dysfunction in the setting of NF; • Drug discovery for the treatment of NF; • Heterogeneity of neu...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding