DoD FY15 Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial Award

The summary for the DoD FY15 Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial 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.

DoD FY15 Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial Award: The SCIRP Clinical Trial Award supports human subjects research with the potential to have a major impact on the treatment or management of SCI and its consequences in military Service members, Veterans, or other individuals. Funding from this award mechanism must support a clinical trial and may not be used for preclinical research studies.

The FY15 SCIRP encourages applications that specifically address one or more of the following areas:

1. Pre-hospital, en route care, and early hospital management of SCI

2. Development, validation, and timing of promising interventions to address consequences of SCI and to improve recovery, including, but not limited to:
• Bladder, bowel, and autonomic dysfunction
• Cardiometabolic dysfunction
• Neuropathic pain and sensory dysfunction
• Pressure ulcers
• Respiratory dysfunction
• Sexual dysfunction

3. Identification and validation of best practices in SCI care including but not limited to:
• Critical care interventions
• Interventions for musculoskeletal health
• Rehabilitation interventions
• Surgical interventions
• Psychosocial and behavioral interventions in military/Veteran populations