Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's, Research Partnership Award (DOD)

• Date: 04 June 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/fgc.31113
• Published date: 04 June 2020

Federal Grants & Contracts ■ June 4, 2020 Page 5

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Grants alert (cont.)

Areas: DOD said this award supports the development

of translational research collaborations between two

independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) investigators

to address a central problem or question in kidney

cancer in a manner that would be less readily

achievable through separate efforts. One partner in the

collaboration must be a research scientist and the other

must be a clinician. It should be clear that both have

had equal intellectual input in the design of the research

project. Multi-institutional partnerships are encouraged.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-KCRP-TRPA

Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators—Early-

Career Investigator Award (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s U.S. Army Medical

Research Acquisition Activity seeks applications for the

Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators—Early-Career

Investigator Award (AKCIECIA) announcement to

support a unique, interactive virtual academy providing

intensive mentoring, national networking, collaborations

and a peer group for junior faculty emerging as potential

leaders of kidney cancer research.

Deadline: Pre-applications, Aug. 5, 2020; proposals,

Aug. 26, 2020.

Funds: Approximately $4.64 million for approximately

four AKCIECIA applications.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said this award provides support and

protected time for the ECI for four years of intensive

research under the guidance of a Designated Mentor

experienced in kidney cancer research. Although the

AKCI will serve as a conduit to share knowledge and

research experience among all AKCI members, the

ECI and Designated Mentor will be responsible for

developing the ECI’s career development plans and for

designing and executing the proposed research.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-KCRP-

AKCIECIA

HBCU/MI equipment/instrumentation (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s Department of the

Army seeks applications for the FY2021 DOD Research

and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges

and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions

(HBCU/MI) Equipment/Instrumentation announcement

to enhance the research capabilities of HBCUs and MIs

and to strengthen their science, technology, engineering

and mathematics (STEM) education programs.

Deadline: Aug. 28, 2020.

Funds: $25 million total for up to 1000 awards ranging

from $100,000 to $600,000.

Eligibility: Historically black colleges and universities

and minority-serving institutions.

Areas: DOD said the purpose of the program is to

support the acquisition of equipment/instrumentation

to augment existing capabilities or to develop new

capabilities in research areas of interest to DOD, and

attract students to pursue studies leading to STEM

careers.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W911NF-20-S-0010

Epilepsy, Quality of Life Research Award (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s U.S. Army Medical

Research Acquisition Activity seeks applications for the

Epilepsy, Quality of Life Research Award announcement

to support research that improves the quality of life and

care for individuals living with the symptoms of post-

traumatic epilepsy (PTE).

Deadline: Pre-applications, June 22, 2020; proposals,

July 21, 2020.

Funds: $2.56 million for up to four awards.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said research improving quality of life of

individuals with PTE, their families and their caregivers

may include the following topics: psychosocial factors,

neuropsychological dysfunction (cognition and memory),

behavioral health (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic

stress disorder, impulsivity), wellness, reducing stigma,

activities of daily living, care gaps (adjunct programs,

support groups, access to care), sleep disorders and

medication side effects.

➜ www.grants.gov; FON# W81XWH-20-ERP-QOL

Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s, Research

Partnership Award (DOD)

Scope: The Defense Department’s U.S. Army Medical

Research Acquisition Activity seeks applications for

the Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s, Research Partnership

Award (RPA) announcement to create an avenue for

collaborative research partnerships between/among

investigators to address a research problem or question

in a manner that would be unachievable through

separate efforts.

Deadline: Pre-applications, June 22, 2020; proposals,

July 21, 2020.

Funds: Approximately $15 million to fund one RPA

application.

Eligibility: Unrestricted.

Areas: DOD said applicants to the FY2020 Peer

Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program RPA should

address overarching challenges including but not limited

to: foundational research—research to examine the

interrelationship between traumatic brain injury (TBI)

and subsequent Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s

disease–related dementias (AD/ADRD) for the military,

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