spinal cord injury research program
spinal cord injury research program
- clinical trial award
- investigator initiated research award
- qualitative research award
- translational research award
applications to the fiscal year 2015 (fy15) spinal cord injury research program (scirp) are being solicited for the defense health agency, research, development, and acquisition (dha rda) directorate, by the u.s. army medical research acquisition activity (usamraa). as directed by the office of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, the dha rda directorate manages and executes the defense health program (dhp) research, development, test, and evaluation (rdt&e) appropriation. the executing agent for this program announcement/funding opportunity is the congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp). the scirp was initiated in 2009 to provide support for research of exceptional scientific merit that has the potential to make a significant impact on improving the health and well-being of military service members, veterans, and other individuals living with sci. appropriations for the scirp from fy09 through fy14 totaled $127.85 million (m). the fy15 appropriation is $30m.
the fy15 scirp challenges the scientific community to design innovative research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in the field of sci-focused research. applications from investigators within the military services, and applications involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia, industry, the military services, the department of veterans affairs (va), and other federal government agencies are highly encouraged. though the scirp supports groundbreaking research, all projects must demonstrate solid scientific rationale.