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US Department of Defense – Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) – Exploration - Hypothesis Development Award
Sponsor: US Department of Defense 		Closing Date: 26-Jul-2018
The Neurofibromatosis Research Program seeks to support innovative, high-impact research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in neurofibromatosis (NF) research; sponsor multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations that will bring new perspectives to the field; promote translational and clinical studies to move promising ideas from bench to bedside; and develop a balanced portfolio of meritorious research related to all aspects of NF type 1 (NF1) and type 2 (NF2), and schwannomatosis. The FY18 NFRP strongly encourages research applications that specifically address the critical needs of the NF community in one or more of the Areas of Emphasis.

The NFRP Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in NF research. Studies supported by this award mechanism are expected to lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale and study design.

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

Key Mechanism Elements
• The presentation of preliminary and/or published data is encouraged, but not required.
• The proposed research project should be innovative.
• Projects involving human subjects or human anatomical substances is permitted; however, studies must be exempt under Title 32 of the Code of Regulations, Part 219.101(b) (32 CFR 219.101(b)) or eligible for expedited review (32 CFR 219.110 or 21 CFR 56.110).
• Clinical trials are not allowed.

Funding
• Maximum funding of USD $100,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs).
• Maximum period of performance is 2 years.

Please see the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) website at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp and http://cdmrp.army.mil/nfrp/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
Full applications due to UQR&I: 19 July 2018
Pre-applications (mandatory) close with US Department of Defense: 26 July 2018
Full applications close with US Department of Defense: 9 August 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 (via internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au) well in advance of the UQR&I internal deadline to discuss their application.
Website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp

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