Author Archives: emily

Ohio Occupational Safety and Health Research Program

Posted on by

Proposal Deadline: February 28, 2020

Overview of Program

The Ohio Occupational Safety and Health Research Program, hereafter the “Program,” is administered by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). It is a competitive research program with an emphasis on maximizing the impact of research efforts in the areas of occupational safety and health on the overall safety, health, productivity, and competitiveness of Ohio’s workforce. BWC has modeled the program, with minor modifications, after the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). The program provides funding for research projects up to $250,000 per project. The duration of each research project is limited to 12 to 24 months. The program is an open competition for researchers in Ohio’s not-for-profit higher education institutions and research organizations.

Priority research focus areas include:

  • Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders
  • Prevention of injuries/illnesses/fatalities
  • Use of technological interventions to improve occupational safety and health
  • Reduction of injury rates and duration of disability using health and wellness program interventions
  • Integration of workers’ health and wellness into occupational safety and health programs
  • Prevention of suicide and assisting the mental health of workers
  • Prevention of long-term disability among injured workers after their injury
  • Prevention of injuries related to lack of awareness or impairment due to prescription medication, drugs of abuse, or other causes
  • Prevention of opioid abuse among injured workers and/or at-risk populations in the workforce

While the above list represents the program priorities, other types of proposals addressing occupational safety and health, reducing accidents and injuries, and disability prevention among injured workers will be accepted for review and evaluation.

Additional information can be found the OH Bureau of Worker’s Compensation.

Department of Defense United States Army Medical Research Materiel Command Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs CDMRP – Research Funding for 2020

Posted on by

The Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Act provides research funding for the following peer reviewed programs managed by the Department of Defense office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP):

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program
  • Autism Research Program
  • Bone Marrow Failure Research Program
  • Breast Cancer Research Program
  • Chronic Pain Management Research Program
  • Combat Readiness Medical Research Program
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program
  • Epilepsy Research Program
  • Gulf War Illness Research Program
  • Hearing Restoration Research Program
  • Kidney Cancer Research Program
  • Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program
  • Lung Cancer Research Program
  • Lupus Research Program
  • Melanoma Research Program
  • Military Burn Research Program
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Program
  • Neurofibromatosis Research Program
  • Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Program
  • Ovarian Cancer Research Program
  • Pancreatic Cancer Research Program
  • Parkinson’s Research Program
  • Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program
  • Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (14 Topics)
  • Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (44 Topics)
  • Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program
  • Prostate Cancer Research Program
  • Rare Cancers Research Program
  • Reconstructive Transplant Research Program
  • Scleroderma Research Program
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
  • Tick-Borne Disease Research Program
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program
  • Vision Research Program

Pre-announcements and comprehensive Program Announcements will be forthcoming. The pre-announcements will provide a general overview of the anticipated funding mechanisms. The Program Announcements will include detailed descriptions of funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and deadlines. Each Program Announcement may be downloaded from the Grants.gov website http://www.grants.gov, or the CDMRP website https://cdmrp.army.mil upon its release.

For email notification when pre-announcements and 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 CDMRP, our research programs, previous awardees, as well as research highlights and videos, please visit the website at https://cdmrp.army.mil.

Defense Health Program Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)

Posted on by

The FY20 Defense Appropriation provides $15 million (M) to the Department of Defense Autism Research Program (ARP) to provide support for research of exceptional scientific merit and innovation with high impact that focuses on autism spectrum disorders (ASD).  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’s 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 Development Command (USAMRDC).

Subject to the FY20 Congressional appropriation for ARP funding, FY20 ARP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanisms will be posted on the Grants.gov website.  Pre-application and application deadlines will be available when the Program Announcements are released. 

Additional information is available at the CDMRP website.

Award mechanisms include:

  • Clinical Trial Award
    • Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent), or Nested Early-Career Investigator Option: Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) may collaborate on a single application with a young investigator (at the level of postdoctoral fellow up to early-career independent faculty) who meets the following criteria at the application submission deadline date
    • Maximum funding of $2,000,000 for direct costs for a maximum program period of 4 years
  • Clinical Transitional Research Award
    • Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent)
    • Maximum funding of $600,000 for direct costs and a maximum period of performance of 3 years
  • Idea Development Award
    • Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent)
    • Possible multiple PI option
    • Maximum funding of $550,000 for direct costs and a maximum project period of 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 that will be 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 USAMRDC extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420. 

Submission deadlines are not available until the Program Announcements are released.  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 ARP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs, Fiscal Year 2020

Posted on by

Proposal Deadline: February 24, 2020

Funding Opportunity Description:

The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks innovative applications for the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education, outreach, and workforce initiative programs. DoD intends to award multiple grants, subject to the availability of funds. Each individual award will be up to a maximum of $3,000,000, for a period of up to three (3) years. Applications for larger amounts may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Proposers are encouraged to consider the following scope areas:

  • Develop and implement programs meaningful integration of math across science and technology subject areas
  • Develop and implement exploratory pilot programs that seek to create new educational experiences for students in STEM
  • Develop and implement programs that support DoD science and technology priority areas (https://www.cto.mil/modernization-priorities/)
  • Develop larger cohesive STEM education and outreach activities that strengthen the capacity of regional/local communities and stakeholders to leverage partnerships
  • Implement a manufacturing education program at pre-college that prepares participants for realistic job previews
  • Develop activities that exposes participants to the necessary technical and problem solving skills for competency in cyber
  • Encourage partnerships or consortia approach to implement STEM education and outreach programs with a holistic approach to understanding real-world applications
  • Develop interdisciplinary activities which creates understanding of innovation entrepreneurship in the development of new technologies and technology transfer

Additional information including the Funding Opportunity Announcement can be found at grants.gov.

2020 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Opportunity

Posted on by

Proposal Deadline: February 6, 2020

The program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences in departments that grant a doctoral degree. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Nominees are normally expected to have been appointed no earlier than mid-year 2014. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained early in their independent careers and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.  

Additional details can be found at The Foundation website.