DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Health Services Research Award
This grant funds clinical research on effective deployment of interventions and practices for traumatic brain injury and psychological health, requiring human subject studies and supporting early-career investigator partnerships.
Funder: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $8,000,000; ~2 awards anticipated
Summary: Supports high-impact health services research on traumatic brain injury and psychological health, emphasizing real-world evidence and clinical research/trials.
Key Information: Forecasted opportunity; dates and details subject to change.
Description
This opportunity from the Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA funds research under the Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Research Award (HSRA). The focus is on high-impact health services research that bridges the gap between research, clinical practice, and policy, specifically building real-world evidence on interventions, clinical practices/guidelines, or policies for targeted populations. Projects must include clinical research or clinical trials, with both prospective and retrospective human subject research allowed. The program encourages comparative effectiveness research, implementation of interventions, diagnostics, and validation of data science insights.
Distinctive features include:
- Requirement for preliminary data.
- Prohibition of basic, preclinical, or animal research.
- Mandatory inclusion of community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches for studies prospectively enrolling human subjects.
- An Early-Career Investigator Partnering Option, allowing two PIs (one early-career); if funded, each PI receives a separate award.
