NEWS RELEASE
Released: November 13, 2008
Updated: December 30, 2008 - Program Announcement release has been changed to January 2009
Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program
Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009
The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act provides $10 million to the Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) to find and fund the best research to eradicate the clinical impact of neurofibromatosis (NF) and Schwannomatosis. This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
The FY09 NFRP encourages proposals that specifically address critical needs of the NF community in the following areas (Revised for FY09):
- Complications of neurofibromatosis with high mortality such as neoplasms and cerebrovascular abnormalities;
- Complications of neurofibromatosis with high morbidity such as skeletal maladies, learning deficits, hormone-associated effects, and pain;
- Refinement and standardization of imaging techniques, molecular and cellular markers, and quality of life metrics for use in future clinical trials;
- Translational research such as the development or preclinical testing of therapeutic agents for the treatment of neurofibromatosis.
FY09 NFRP Program Announcements for proposals in the following mechanisms are anticipated to be posted and available on Grants.gov in January 2009.
Award Mechanism |
PI Eligibility |
Key Mechanism Elements |
Funding |
Clinical Trial Award |
All levels of experience |
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Exploration -Hypothesis Development Award |
All levels of experience |
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Investigator-Initiated Research Award |
PI: Must be an independent investigator at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) |
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New Investigator Award |
Must be an independent investigator at or below the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) with less than $300,000 direct costs in previous NF-related federal funding |
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Postdoctoral Traineeship (NEW FOR FY09) |
Postdoctoral Ph.D. PIs:
Postdoctoral M.D. PIs:
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Information in this pre-announcement is being provided to allow investigators time to plan and develop proposals. All proposals submitted must conform to the final program announcements, which will be posted on Grants.gov at a later date. The number of awards anticipated in each mechanism is based on available funds, average cost of proposals, and quality of proposals received. The NFRP reserves the right to make awards in greater or lesser numbers than anticipated. Each program announcement will be available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website.
Requests for email notification of the program announcement release may be sent to Help@cdmrp.org. For more information about the NFRP or other CDMRP-sponsored programs, please visit the CDMRP website.
A Letter of Intent (LOI) will be required and will be submitted through the CDMRP e-Receipt website. As of 2007, full proposals requesting funding from the CDMRP have been submitted through the Federal Government's single entry portal, Grants.gov, in compliance with Public Law 106-107. Individual program announcements and required forms will also be found on the Grants.gov website.
Points of Contact:
- Gail Whitehead, Public Affairs Coordinator, CDMRP, 301-619-7783
gail.whitehead@amedd.army.mil