DoD ​Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program - Preannouncement CESATRA

The PH/TBI Research Program is providing the information in this pre-announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop applications. The Cognitive Enhancement and Skills-Based Assessment and Training Research Award (CESATRA) Program Announcement and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanism are anticipated to be posted on the Grants.gov website in October 2015. Pre-application and application deadlines will be available when the Program Announcement is released. This pre-announcement should not be construed as an obligation by the government.

Cognitive Enhancement and Skills-based Assessment and Training Research Award (CESATRA)

Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

• A pre-application is required

• The FY15 CESATRA intent is to support applied and clinical research focused cognitive skills assessment, enhancement and training relevant to Service Members.

• The Program Announcement seeks research applications intended focused on (a) Cognitive skills required for military operational specialties (and related occupations) and (b) tools and strategies for cognitive enhancement.

• The anticipated funding limit is $1.5M total costs.

• The anticipated maximum period of performance is 3 years.

A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://eBRAP.org prior to the pre-application deadline.  All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that will be available for electronic downloading from Grants.gov.  A listing of all CDMRP funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.

Applications must be submitted through the federal government’s single-entry portal, Grants.gov.  Submission deadlines are not available until the Program Announcements are released.  Requests for email notification of the Program Announcement release may be sent to help@eBRAP.org.  For more information about the PH/TBI or other CDMRP administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil).

Point of Contact:

CDMRP Public Affairs

301-619-9783

usarmy.detrick.medcom-cdmrp.mbx.cdmrp-public-affairs@mail.mil