FY17 ALSRP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanisms posted on the Grants.gov website. 

As directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency, Research, Development and Acquisition (DHA RDA) Directorate manages the Defense Health Program (DHP) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation.  The managing agent for the anticipated Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

Therapeutic Development Award –Pre-application due June 9, Full Application August 31

Independent investigators at all academic levels

Pre-application is required; full application submission is by invitation only.

Supports post-discovery, preclinical development of therapeutics for ALS

Preliminary data, including identify and purity of an identified bioactive compound(s), are required

Types of efforts that will be supported include:

o   Validation of lead pharmacological agents up to IND submission

o   Optimization of potency and pharmacology, studies of formulation, stability and production methods based on Good Manufacturing Practices

Collaboration with industry is encouraged

Clinical trials are not allowed

Does not support screening or development of screens or models

Maximum funding of $1,000,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)

Maximum period of performance is 2 years

Therapeutic Idea Award – Pre-application due June 9, Full application due August 31

Independent investigators at all academic levels

Pre-application is required; application submission is by invitation only.

Supports hypothesis-driven drug discovery efforts focused on ALS therapeutics

Preliminary data are not required

Types of efforts that will be supported include:

o   Novel exploitation of pathways known to be relevant to ALS for the purpose of improving treatment and/or advancing a novel treatment modality

o   Development, validation and use of novel of high-throughput screens and model systems based on novel targets or innovative drug systems

o   Development of methods for measuring engagement of mechanistic targets by drug candidates

Innovation in technologies and techniques is an important criteria

Maximum funding of $500,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)

Maximum period of performance is 2 years Characterization of mechanisms for the purpose of identifying new targets is outside of the scope of this announcement

A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://eBRAP.org prior to the pre-application deadline.

Full applications must be submitted through the federal government's single-entry portal, Grants.gov. All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that will be available for electronic downloading from Grants.gov. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism can be found on Grants.gov. A listing of all CDMRP 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 ALSRP or other CDMRP administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil).

Veterans Affairs Canada is looking for a researcher to design and conduct a qualitative study to better understand the relationship between Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veterans’ identities and their well-being in military-civilian transition (MCT). The objective of this work is to see how CAF Veteran’s view themselves, and how they think others view them by identifying factors that they perceive influence their identities in MCT, and how their personal identities affect their well-being. 

The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) has entered into partnership with the Government of Canada to procure Research and Development Services related to the mental, social and physical wellbeing of active military members, Veterans and their families.  CIMVHR is seeking Notices of Interest from qualified researchers or a research team to enter into a contract with CIMVHR to produce this work.

 The successful candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• One or more senior investigators with an MD or a PhD in a relevant discipline;
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in conducting the type of work specified in the Statement of Work (SOW) and a substantial history of publication in the research area;
• Demonstrated experience in research design and analysis appropriate to the scope of work;
• Work experience with and or knowledge of the unique requirements of Canadian Armed Forces personnel or Veterans;
• A faculty appointment at one of CIMVHR’s partner Universities (A list of partner Universities is available at https://cimvhr.ca/university-partners);
• Be able to meet project deliverables within stated timelines; 
• Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for more details.  

 Qualified researchers may submit a notice of interest that includes:

• Their CV, and the CV’s of any research team members proposed if applicable;
• A 1 page document (500 words max.) listing relevant experience of the principal applicant and team members if applicable;
• A draft project budget and 1-2 page budget justification 

 Please submit applications by 12 June 2017 to: 

Jocelyne Halladay,
Contracts and Publications Coordinator
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Queen's University
Phone: 613-533-6000 Xt 74756

Defence Research and Development Canada, is looking for a researcher to conduct an analysis of up to 100 participant’s worth of actigraph data, collected during RCN sea trials, using Ambulatory Monitoring Incorporated (AMI) sourced software. The objective of this work is to allow a validation of the DRDC Fatigue Model by comparison of analyzed actigraph sleep parameters to those predicted by the model. 

The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) has entered into partnership with the Government of Canada to procure Research and Development Services related to the mental, social and physical wellbeing of active military members, Veterans and their families.  CIMVHR is seeking Notices of Interest from qualified researchers or a research team to enter into a contract with CIMVHR to produce this Work. 

• The successful candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:
• One or more senior investigators with an MD or a PhD in a relevant discipline;
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in collecting and analysing data using AMI produced softward, utilizing wrist worn actigraphs; and a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed publications in the research area;
• A faculty appointment at one of CIMVHR’s partner Universities (A list of partner Universities is available at https://cimvhr.ca/university-partners);
• Be able to meet project deliverables within stated timelines; 
• Please see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for more details.  

Qualified researchers may submit a notice of interest that includes:

• Their CV, and the CV’s of any research team members proposed if applicable;
• A 1 page document (500 words max.) listing relevant experience of the principal applicant and team members if applicable;
• A draft project budget and 1-2 page budget justification 

Please submit applications by 12 June 2017 to:

Jocelyne Halladay,
Contracts and Publications Coordinator
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research
Queen's University
Phone: 613-533-6000 Xt 74756

Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), a national Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), is currently in its 8th year of a possible 15 years of funding, extending to 2025. We are soliciting proposals for funds we will invest in three different project types in Years 9 and 10. Our intention is to create the foundation for Impact Teams that will become the core of our strategy through to the end of our NCE lifecycle and beyond. 

In 2014, KBHN received five years of renewed NCE funding (Cycle 2). In 2019, Kids Brain Health Network will be applying to the NCE program for another five-year renewal of funding (Cycle 3). In preparation for this second renewal, KBHN is soliciting projects for Years 9-10 (2018-2020) of Cycle 2 to help develop outstanding research teams that will contribute to the next five years of success, and beyond. Eligible projects will emphasize innovation, have national scope, and possess potential for cross-disciplinary networking and synergy with KBHN efforts. Successful teams will address issues that are relevant to patients, parents and caregivers, improve the quality of life of individuals with NDD, and identify partners who will help drive the research agenda. The research needs to go from knowledge to impact, and provide promise of sustainability. Material support from institutions and/or industrial partners is crucial.

Registration of Intent to Submit an Application:
Utilizing the Registration Summary Template, provide a brief concept/pitch (1-2 brief paragraphs) to summarize the research plan and prospective outcomes. Go to the Registration Page to provide project and team details and submit the Summary document.

Deadline: May 31, 2017

Click here for more information.

AGE-WELL has partnered with a number of community, industry, and post-secondary groups to further expand our collective impact and to build capacity among Canada’s young researchers. We expect to offer the following co-funded awards in this 2017 call:

AGE-WELL-NBHRF Awards

• 1 Master’s level award at $17,500 (1 year award)
• 1 PhD level award at $25,000 per year (2 year award)
• 1 Postdoctoral level award (PhD) at $40,000 (1 year award)
• 1 Postdoctoral level award (MD or Pharm. D) at $56,500 (2 year award)

AGE-WELL-UC BME Grad Awards

• 1 Master’s level award at $10,000 (1 year award)
• 1 PhD level award at $15,000 per year (2 year award)

The Engaged Anthropology Grant is designed to enable grantees to return to their research locale to share their research results. A Wenner-Gren grantee may apply for the Engaged Anthropology Grant ($5,000 maximum) upon completion of the final reporting requirements for the Dissertation Fieldwork or Post-Ph.D. Research Grant. Please note: only individuals who have received and completed a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant or a Post-Ph.D. Research Grant are eligible to apply for this grant.

I am writing on behalf of the Weston Brain Institute, which supports translational research to accelerate the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases of aging.  We are pleased to launch the Canada: Rapid Response 2017 program for Alzheimer’s and related diseases.

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The Canadian Armed Forces Health Services Group, is looking for a biostatistician who will provide advice, analyze data and determine data analytic strategies to assess dental readiness in the military population.The objective of this work is to develop a dental risk model and assess its predictive validity and diagnostic accuracy.  If effective, the model will provide a reliable tool to assess dental readiness in the military population.

The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) has entered into partnership with the Government of Canada to procure Research and Development Services related to the mental, social and physical wellbeing of active military members, Veterans and their families.  CIMVHR is seeking Notices of Interest from qualified researchers or a research team to enter into a contract with CIMVHR to produce this Work.