Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Therapeutic Idea Award

The summary for the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Therapeutic Idea Award grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Dept of the Army USAMRAA, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Therapeutic Idea Award: The Therapeutic Idea Award is designed to promote new ideas aimed at drug or treatment discovery that are still in the early stages of development. Development, modification, and/or validation of preclinical model systems or the application of high-throughput screens to define or assess lead compounds for ALS treatment are of interest. Parallel development of methods to measure either target binding or proximal downstream effects (target engagement) and the potential for undesirable activities at related but unintended targets (selectivity) are encouraged. All proposed research projects should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale that holds translational potential to improve ALS treatment and/or advance a novel treatment modality. Projects that focus primarily on investigating the pathophysiology of ALS are outside the scope of this Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity.
Applicants seeking support for the development of products beyond drug or treatment discovery should consider the FY16 ALSRP Therapeutic Development Award (Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-16-ALSRP-TDA), which supports advanced preclinical development activities.
Innovation and impact are important aspects of the Therapeutic Idea Award. Research deemed innovative may introduce a new paradigm, challenge current paradigms, introduce novel concepts or technologies, or exhibit other uniquely creative qualities that may lead to potential therapeutics for ALS. Research must also have the potential for a major impact and accelerate progress toward treatment for ALS. The impact may be near-term or long-term, but must be significant and move beyond an incremental advancement. Applications must articulate the pathway to making a clinical impact for individuals with, or at risk for, ALS, even if clinical impact is not an immediate outcome. Presentation of preliminary data is not consistent with the intent of the Therapeutic Idea Award mechanism. While the inclusion of preliminary data is not DoD FY16 ALSRP Therapeutic Idea Award 4
prohibited, the strength of the application should not rely on preliminary data, but on the innovative idea and the potential impact it will provide.
The Therapeutic Idea Award encourages applications that include meaningful and productive collaborations between investigators. As appropriate, applicants are encouraged to collaborate with industry partners and/or established ALS researchers.
Federal Grant Title: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program Therapeutic Idea Award
Federal Agency Name: Dept of the Army USAMRAA
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-16-ALSRP-TIA
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement, Grant
CFDA Numbers: 319348
CFDA Descriptions: Military Medical Research and Development
Current Application Deadline: Jul 21, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jul 21, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 1, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 1, 2016
Archive Date: Aug 20, 2016
Total Program Funding: $3,200,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: none
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Grant Announcement Contact
CDMRP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: [email protected]
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