At a glance
This program funds applied research to improve treatment and restore function for people with orthopaedic injuries from combat or service-related activities. Eligible applicants include U.S. Department of War organizations and foreign or domestic for-profit, nonprofit, public, or private organizations; principal investigators may be at any career stage and nationality or citizenship status. The award is a grant with a maximum of $950,000 in total costs over up to 3 years, and cost sharing is not required. The announcement expects about four awards and says applications must focus on one or more listed orthopaedic focus areas; clinical trials are not allowed, and clinical research is generally not allowed unless it meets stated regulatory exceptions.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Summary: The Orthopaedic Research Program (ORP) Applied Research Award (ARA) seeks applied research applications focused on advancing optimal treatment and restoration of function for individuals with orthopaedic injuries sustained during combat or service-related activities. Distinctive Features: • Applied research is defined as work that refines concepts and ideas into potential solutions with a view toward evaluating technical feasibility of promising new knowledge products, pharmacologic agents, behavioral and rehabilitation interventions, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, clinical guidance and/or emerging approaches and technologies. • Preliminary data is required. • Military relevance : the ORP expects that research findings benefit Service Members, their families, Veterans and the general public. • Clinical research is not allowed.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted