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Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program – Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)

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The FY18 Defense Appropriation provides $30 million (M) to the Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) to support innovative, high-impact spinal cord injury research. As directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency, J9 Research and Development Directorate manages the Defense Health Program (DHP) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation. The managing agent for the anticipated Program Announcements/Funding Opportunities is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC).

FY18 SCIRP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanisms are posted on the Grants.gov website.

For FY18, SCIRP encourages applications that address the critical needs of SCI research and patient care in one or more of the following FY18 Focus Areas:

  • Neuroprotection
  • Biomarkers
  • Bladder and bowel dysfunction and neuropathic pain
  • Psychological issues relevant to Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) in individuals with SCI and their caregivers
  • Rehabilitation and regeneration

http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp

Clinical Trial Award – Preproposal due July 9, 2018

  • Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)
  • Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
  • Fund Phase 0, I, or II clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on treatment or management of spinal cord injury (SCI) and its consequences.
  • Preclinical data required for all clinical trial applications.
  • Maximum funding of $3M for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
  • Maximum period of performance is 4 years

Investigator-Initiated Research Award – Preproposal due July 9, 2018

  • Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)
  • Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
  • Fund SCI-related research that has the potential to make an important contribution to SCI research and/or patient care.
  • Preliminary data required.
  • Clinical trials not allowed.
  • Maximum funding of $500,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
  • Maximum period of performance is 3 years.

Qualitative Research Award – Preproposal due July 9, 2018

  • Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)
  • Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
  • Fund qualitative research on military Service members and Veterans in the years following SCI.
  • Qualitative research is defined as a form of social inquiry that focuses on understanding the way that people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world in which they live (i.e., seek to understand the human experience).
  • Preliminary data encouraged, but not required.
  • Clinical trials not allowed.
  • Maximum funding of $500,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
  • Maximum period of performance is 3 years

Translational Research Award – Preproposal due July 9, 2018

  • Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)
  • Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
  • Fund studies that accelerate the movement of promising ideas in SCI research into clinical applications.
  • Preliminary data required
  • The SCIRP TRA may include a pilot clinical trial as part of the proposed research where limited clinical testing of a novel intervention or device is necessary to inform the next step in the continuum of translational research.
  • Maximum funding of $1.25M for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
  • Maximum period of performance is 3 years

A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://eBRAP.org prior to the pre-application deadline. All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website.  The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov.  A listing of all CDMRP and other USAMRMC extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420. 

For email notification when Program Announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://eBRAP.org.  For more information about the SCIRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website   (http://cdmrp.army.mil <http://cdmrp.army.mil).

Point of Contact:

CDMRP Help Desk

301-682-5507

help@eBrap.org

 

SBIR Road Tour – Seeding America’s Future Innovations

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The SBIR Road Tour is a national outreach effort to convey the non-dilutive technology funding opportunity provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Federal and State Program Managers representing the $2.5 billion in early stage funding have been invited to attend a series of events alongside technology entrepreneurs and innovation supporters from across the United States.

Coming to Columbus, Ohio on June 20, 2018 at the Ohio State University (OSU SBIR Agenda_Final)

This is a great opportunity to help get your research funded through the SBA and meet with program managers from the following agencies:

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
  • Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Department of Defense – Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
  • Department of Defense – Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
  • Department of Defense – Navy
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Department of Health and Human Services – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

For more information and to register, see the SBIR Road Tour – Columbus, OH page.

Registration deadline is June 13, 2018 by 11:59 pm.

NSF – Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding

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NSF is pleased to provide you with information about funding support to enhance professional development opportunities for graduate students that is available to Graduate Research Fellows and Honorable Mentions, through supplements to current NSF grants.  These supplements provide graduate students with the opportunity to augment their research assistantships with additional non-academic research internship activities and training that will complement their academic research experiences.

INTERN (Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students Supplemental Funding) provides graduate students with an opportunity to gain knowledge, skills and experiences that will augment his/her preparation for a successful long-term career through an internship in a non-academic setting, including the following:

  • Industry laboratories or industry research and development groups;
  • Start-ups, such as (but not limited to) those funded through the NSF’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program;
  • Government agencies and National Laboratories;
  • Policy think-tanks; and
  • Non-profit organizations.

The period of support is up to six months for an internship, and there can be two supplemental requests, for a maximum of 12 months per student.  The supplement can provide up to $50,000 per student per six month period.  Funds may be used to support travel, tuition and fees, health insurance, additional stipend and temporary relocation costs for the graduate student.

More information on INTERN (Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students Supplemental Funding) can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17091/nsf17091.jsp.

Reaching High – Aerospace Business Matchmaker

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Reaching High – Aerospace Business Matchmaker – In partnership with NASA

July 17-18, 2018

Location: Ohio University, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701

About the Conference: Join the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) of Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia for the Aerospace Business Matchmaker. Held in Athens, Ohio at Ohio University from July 17 -18, 2018 the Matchmaker is an opportunity for businesses, contractors and universities alike to be part of aerospace industry services and contracting. More than 1,000 attendees are expected to visit for this amazing opportunity. Spots are limited! Register now.

  • Learn how to do business with NASA
  • Meet one-on-one with representatives from NASA centers
  • Connect with Boeing, U.S. Army, Air Force, SAIC, and more

For more information and to register, visit aerospacematchmaker.com

International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRCSCE) – Call for Papers – May – 2018 (Paper Submission Deadline 31 – May – 2018) Volume 4 Issue 5

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International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRCSCE)

Approved by CSIR – National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources

ISSN: 2454-4248

http://www.ijfrcsce.org

Call for Papers – May – 2018 (Paper Submission Deadline 31 – May – 2018) Volume 4 Issue 5

IJFRCSCE  is the one of the renowned, fullyBliend Peer Reviewed,  OPEN ACCESS, International Engineering Journal with more than 200000 monthly content viewers. IJFRCSCE is trusted by more than 37000 satisfied authors worldwide & growing rapidly.

We are happy to invite you to submit your next article of your research/review/study in any engineering research area for publication upcoming issue of IJFRCSCE.

Manuscript Requirments:

  • Title page
  • Brief abstract
  • Content with appropriate headings and subheadings
  • Consecutively numbered pages
  • Titled and numbered figures and tables
  • Complete references

Publication Fee (Maximum 6 Authors) 

  • Indian Authors: INR 2000
  • Overseas: USD 80

Paper Submission

  • Last Date of Submission : May 31, 2018
  • Acceptance Notification : within 1-2 days after submission  (Faster review via Online Peer Review System)
  • Publication of Article : within 1-2 days after registration

Submit manuscript by mailing us to editor@ijfrcsce.org or submit online by the link below:

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