US Department of Defense
BLAST INJURY RESEARCH
COORDINATING OFFICE
Advancing Blast Injury Research to Protect and Heal Those Who Serve
This page provides a collection of information and links to research funding opportunities across the DoD and is provided as a resource to the research community.
All information and downloadable documents on this Website are published in good faith and for informational purposes only. Due to the dynamic and evolving nature of the World Wide Web, The Blast Injury Research Coordinating Office (BIRCO) will continue to monitor and update this page to ensure completeness and accuracy of the uploaded documents and external links.
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"Grants.gov simplifies the grants management process and creates a centralized, online mechanism to find and apply
for more than 900 grant programs from the 26 federal grant-making agencies. A federal grant is an award of financial
assistance for basic and applied research and development."
To access program announcements from US Army Medical Research and Development Command on Grants.gov: search for USAMRAA
within "Grant Opportunities" in the search function on the top right hand corner of the homepage.
The US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) funds a broad range of extramural research programs. Awards can be contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. Research proposals can be submitted to the command through the USAMRDC Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which is continuously open, or through special USAMRDC BAA Announcements, which are open for limited timeframes. For assistance, please contact the administrator at usarmy.detrick.medcom-usamraa.mbx.mrmc-baa@mail.mil or call (301) 619-2736.
"The New Products and Ideas (NPI) website allows users to showcase their products for review by US Army Medical Research and Development Command subject matter experts. Submitters receive feedback in as little as 30 days. Some products currently in use by the military were first introduced through the NPI site."
"MTEC is a biomedical technology consortium collaborating with multiple government agencies under a 10-year renewable Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)."
"The USAMRDC ORTA otherwise known as the Technology Transfer Office coordinates all intellectual property
licensing on behalf of all US Army Medical Research and Development Command's subordinate laboratories from
the federal sector to nonfederal parties.
The ORTA office at each subordinate laboratory coordinates Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs),
Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Interagency Agreements (IAAs), Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs ), and other
technology transfer transactions."
"The goal of the DHA Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Concept Submission Program is to gather information and findings from medical, academic, research and advocacy assets of the military services, the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services and other federal agencies including research from academic institutions. DHA is especially interested in empirically researched products, services and interventions provided through agencies of the federal government."
This annual public-private partnership event is coordinated by the VA Center for Strategic Partnerships and is designed to foster debate, and facilitate national, partnership-based solutions in the area of traumatic brain injury. The event is designed to promote forward-thinking dialogue and innovative collaboration among private industry, professional sports organizations, the Federal government, innovators, scientists, athletes, clinicians, care-givers, and Veterans. For invitations to future events, please contact BrainTrust@va.gov.
"The CDMRP fills research gaps by funding high impact, high risk, and high gain projects that other agencies may not venture to fund. While individual programs are unique in their focus, all the programs managed by the CDMRP share the common goal of advancing paradigm shifting research, solutions that will lead to cures or improvements in patient care, or breakthrough technologies and resources for clinical benefit. The CDMRP strives to transform healthcare for Service Members and the American public through innovative and impactful research."
Download a CDMRP program listing of Joint Program Committees supporting blast injury research
The DMRDP provides execution management support for the six Defense Health Program core research program areas. Each of these major
research program areas is strategically guided by a committee, called a Joint Program Committee (JPC), which consists of DoD and non-DoD
medical and military technical experts. CDMRP provides program and award management support primarily for basic through translational
research (Program Elements 6.1 through 6.3) and works closely with the JPCs to transition products to advanced development.
Example topic areas relevant to blast injury:
The ERP funds research to develop an understanding of the magnitude of posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) within the military and to expand
research into the basic mechanisms by which traumatic brain injury (TBI) produces epilepsy.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The JWMRP funds mature research projects close to yielding tangible benefits to military medicine. The JWMRP focuses on six program areas:
Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, Military Infectious Diseases, Military Operational Medicine, Combat Causality Care, Radiation
Health Effects, and Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The MBRP funds projects that support a broad research portfolio in the treatment of burns and the trauma associated with
burn injuries sustained during combat or combat-related activities.
Example topic areas relevant to blast injury:
The OPORP funds research that evaluates the comparative effectiveness of orthotic and prosthetic clinical interventions
and/or their associated rehabilitation interventions, using patient-centric outcomes for Service Members and Veterans
who have undergone limb impairment or limb amputation.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The PRMRP funds research across the entire spectrum of medical research toward improving the health and well-being of
Service Members, Veterans, and their Families.
Example topic areas relevant to blast injury:
The PRORP funds research to advance the treatment of and rehabilitation from musculoskeletal injuries sustained
in combat. The PRORP seeks to optimize recovery and restoration of function following orthopaedic injuries.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The PH/TBIRP funds research efforts aimed at improving prevention, detection, and treatment of psychological health disorders
and TBIs. Research funded by PH/TBI RP spans the translation research spectrum from basic research to clinical trials.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The RTR Program funds innovative research that will foster new directions for, and address neglected
issues in, the field of reconstructive transplantation, specifically for vascularized composite
allotransplantation (VCA)-focused research.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The SCIRP funds collaborative research to advance the treatment and rehabilitation of spinal cord injury (SCI).
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
The VRP funds research efforts to improve and transform the care of military personnel affected by
diseases and injuries of the eye. The program focuses on funding innovative, military-relevant research
that addresses unmet clinical needs.
Example focus areas relevant to blast injury:
"Joint Program Committees (JPC), which consist of DoD and non-DoD technical experts, make funding recommendations for research and manage research programs under the Defense Health Agency Research and Development (DHA R&D) Directorate in diverse military medical program areas."
DVBIC is a part of the US Military Health System. Specifically, DVBIC is the traumatic
brain injury center of excellence for the Defense Health Agency. Founded in 1992
by Congress, DVBIC's responsibilities have grown as its network of care and treatment sites has grown.
HCE fosters and promotes the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, rehabilitation, and research of hearing loss
and auditory injury. The goal is to reduce the tangible and intangible costs of hearing loss and auditory injuries among
US military personnel and Veterans. HCE works with the VA and leads the cooperative effort to meet its goal.
PHCoE is uniquely positioned to collaborate across the DoD, VA, and other federal agencies to provide leadership and expertise,
inform policy, and drive improvements in psychological health outcomes. The center maintains five core strategic priorities:
support the services and combatant commands; improve care quality; increase access, reduce barriers, and encourage optimal use
of psychological health resources; advance the science of psychological health; and foster organizational development.
DVCIPM's mission is to leverage the best available evidence, clinical expertise, and collaboration to develop and communicate
consensus recommendations in support of Air Force, Army, Navy, and VA pain management practice, education, and research.
EACE is the leading advocate for research and treatment of DoD and VA patients with extremity trauma and amputation. Working with
TRICARE, the Military Health System, VA, and other Centers of Excellence, the EACE will lead efforts to enhance collaboration between
the DoD and the VA extremity trauma and amputation care providers and conduct scientific research to minimize the effects of traumatic
injuries and improve clinical outcomes.
VCE leads and advocates for programs and initiatives with the following three inter-related goals: to improve vision health,
optimize readiness, and enhance quality of life for Service members and Veterans.
By working to improve vision health, optimizing readiness and enhancing quality of life for Service members and Veterans,
VCE promotes collaboration, facilitates integration and serves as an advocate for vision across DoD and VA healthcare systems.
Further collaborative efforts with other federal healthcare organizations, academia, and private sector organizations allow
VCE to enhance development of VCE program priorities for research and quality care initiatives.
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