Research Programs
The office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) manages Congressional Special Interest Medical Research Programs (CSI) encompassing breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers, neurofibromatosis, military health, and other specified areas. Since fiscal year 1992, the CDMRP has managed over $19.7 billion in Congressional appropriations for peer-reviewed research aimed at advancing paradigm shifting research, solutions that will lead to cures or improvements in patient care, or breakthrough technologies and resources for clinical benefit. Through fiscal year 2022, approximately 20,385 awards have been made to advance health care solutions via extramural grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
Currently Funded Research Programs
- Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Bone Marrow Failure
- Breast Cancer
- Chronic Pain Management
- Combat Readiness-Medical
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Epilepsy
- Gulf War Illness
- Hearing Restoration
- Joint Warfighter Medical
- Kidney Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lupus
- Melanoma
- Military Burn
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Parkinson's
- Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Parkinson's
- Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's
- Peer Reviewed Cancer
- Peer Reviewed Medical
- Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic
- Prostate Cancer
- Rare Cancers
- Reconstructive Transplant Research
- Scleroderma
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Tick-Borne Disease
- Toxic Exposures
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
- Vision
Additional Supported DOD Programs/Projects
- Defense Medical Research and Development
- Medical Simulation and Information Sciences Research Program (JPC-1)
- Military Infectious Diseases Research Program (JPC-2)
- Military Operational Medicine Research Program (JPC-5)
- Combat Casualty Care Research Program (JPC-6)
- Radiation Health Effects Research Program (JPC-7)
- Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine Research Program (JPC-8)
- Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
Previously Funded Research Programs
Last updated Friday, May 3, 2024