Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2014
The Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Defense Appropriations Act provides $200 million to the
Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP).
The PRMRP challenges the scientific and clinical communities to address one of the FY14
congressionally directed topic areas with original ideas that foster new directions in basic
science and translational research; novel product development leading to improved therapeutic
or diagnostic tools; or clinical trials that address an immediate clinical need.
Congressionally Directed Topic Areas. The FY14 PRMRP will solicit research applications for
the following 25 topics areas (areas in bold are new topic areas for FY14):
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Acupuncture
Arthritis
Chronic Migraine and Post-Traumatic Headaches
Congenital Heart Disease
DNA Vaccine Technology for Postexposure Prophylaxis
Dystonia
Epilepsy
Food Allergies
Fragile X Syndrome
Hereditary Angioedema
Illnesses Related to Radiation Exposure
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Interstitial Cystitis
Lupus
Malaria
Metabolic Disease
Neuroprosthetics
Pancreatitis
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Psychotropic Medications
Respiratory Health
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Segmental Bone Defects
Tinnitus
Military Relevance: Relevance to the healthcare needs of the military service members,
veterans, and beneficiaries is a key feature of each FY14 PRMRP award mechanism.
Details on the following Award Mechanisms can be found at:
CDMRP or on Grants.gov under CFDA 12.420
Clinical Trial Award - Preproposal due June 25, 2014
Discovery Award - Letter of Intent due July 16, 2014
Focused Program Award - Preproposal due June 25, 2014
Investigator-Initiated Research Award - Preproposal due June 20, 2014
Technology/ Therapeutic Development Award - Preproposal due June 25, 2014
A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP electronic Biomedical
Research Application Portal (eBRAP) prior to the pre-application deadline. Applications must
be submitted through the federal government's single-entry portal, Grants.gov.
For more information about the PRMRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit
the CDMRP website.
Point of Contact:
CDMRP Help Desk
301-682-5507
help@ebrap.org
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