The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is soliciting applications to the fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) using delegated authority provided by United States Code, Title 10, Section 4001 (10 USC 4001). The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is the program management agent for this funding opportunity. In FY07, Congress appropriated funding for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health research in response to the TBIs sustained and psychological health issues experienced by our deployed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The TBIPHRP complements ongoing Department of Defense (DOD) efforts toward promoting a better standard of care for TBI and psychological health in the areas of prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. The TBIPHRP’s vision is to optimize the prevention, assessment, and treatment of psychological health conditions and/or traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). The program seeks to fund research that understands, prevents, and treats psychological health conditions and/or traumatic brain injuries that accelerates solutions to improve the health and health care of Service Members, their Families, Veterans, and the American public.

Eligibility

• Extramural and Intramural organizations, including foreign or domestic organizations, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and public entities, can apply.
• An eligible non-Department of Defense (DOD) organization. Extramural organizations include academic institutions, biotechnology companies, foundations, federal government organizations other than the DOD (i.e., intragovernmental organizations), and research institutes.
• Awards are made to eligible organizations, not to individuals.
• The organization may name Independent investigators at all career levels as the PI on the application.
• Regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or citizenship status, an eligible PI must be employed by or affiliated with an eligible organization.

The anticipated direct costs budgeted for the entire period of performance for an FY24 TBIPHRP HSRA should not exceed $2.5M.

Pre-Application (Letter of Intent) Submission Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (ET), June 20, 2024.