DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Translational Research Award
This grant funds innovative translational research to advance traumatic brain injury and psychological health findings toward clinical use, requiring preliminary data and excluding basic research and clinical trials.
Funder: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total program funding: $9,000,000; ~6 awards expected; award size varies by research level
Summary: Supports translational research to accelerate scientific findings into impactful clinical applications for traumatic brain injury and psychological health; excludes basic research and clinical trials.
Key Information: Forecasted opportunity; all deadlines are projected and subject to change.
Description
This grant opportunity aims to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into impactful clinical applications in the fields of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health. The program prioritizes innovative, non-incremental research that has the potential to significantly improve clinical care or patient outcomes. Applications focused on minor modifications to existing standards without clear translational impact will not be considered responsive.
Key features:
- Basic research and clinical trials are not allowed.
- Preliminary data are required to demonstrate project feasibility.
- For animal research, applicants must justify the choice of model and its relevance to human clinical conditions.
- For prospective human subjects research, community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches are required.
- Two Research Levels are available:
- Research Level 1: Refinement of mature concepts into tangible or knowledge products for further evaluation.
- Research Level 2: Rigorous evaluation of products in preparation for first-in-human studies or clinical trials.
- Early-Career Investigator Partnering Option: Allows two PIs (one must be early-career); if funded, each receives a separate award.
