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US Department of Defense – Hearing Restoration Research Program (HRRP) – Focused Applied Research Award
Sponsor: US Department of Defense 		Closing Date: 17-Jul-2018
The FY18 HRRP Focused Applied Research Award mechanism is intended to support applied research that will advance the diagnosis and treatment of auditory dysfunction where hearing sensitivity may be within normal limits but the individual’s capacity to listen and understand speech is substantially impaired.

To meet the intent of the award mechanism, all applications to the FY18 HRRP Focused Applied Research Award must address research in the following Focus Area:
• Develop and/or validate techniques and methods to assess and/or treat auditory dysfunction as related to synaptopathy, hidden hearing loss, and central auditory processing disorders. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Diagnostic tools for use in forward or remote deployed settings to assess hidden hearing loss and to inform whether the individual’s hearing capability is sufficient to perform the duties of the job or work assignment;
- Batteries of differential diagnostics tests that help determine the underlying pathophysiology of the auditory dysfunction;
- Treatments for the various types of damage that result in the loss of hearing leading to decreased ability to adequately perform the duties of the job or work assignment.

Eligibility
• Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent) are eligible to submit applications.

Key Mechanism Elements
• Supports studies to develop and/or validate techniques and/or methods to assess and/or treat auditory dysfunction as related to synaptopathy, hidden hearing loss, and central auditory processing disorders.
• Preliminary data required.
• Clinical trials are not allowed under this funding opportunity
• Tinnitus or vestibular-related research is excluded.
• Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.

Funding
• Maximum funding of USD $1,000,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
• Maximum period of performance is 3 years.

Please see the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) website at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/hrrp and http://cdmrp.army.mil/HRRP/default for further information. Pre-applications are submitted via the CDMRP’s Electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (EBRAP) and full applications are submitted via Grants.gov. For complete instructions for pre-applications and full applications, you must refer to both the Program Announcement and General Application Instructions documents.

Key Dates
Pre-applications due to UQR&I: 3 July 2018
Pre-applications (mandatory) close with US Department of Defense: 17 July 2018
Invitation from U.S. Department of Defense to submit a full application: September 2018
Invited full applications close with US Department of Defense: 8 November 2018

Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components on EBRAP or Grants.gov are complete. To initiate review, email your completed Funding Application Coversheet to internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with the UQR&I international team (internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au) well in advance of the UQR&I internal deadline to discuss their application.
Website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/hrrp

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