DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s, Innovations in Care and Support Award | W81XWH 19 PRARP INCASA

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The DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's, Innovations in Care and Support Award (FY19 PRARP InCASA) is a Department of Defense research funding opportunity aimed at backing creative, high-impact projects that improve day-to-day care and overall quality of life for people living with common symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD). Rather than focusing narrowly on basic disease mechanisms, this program is centered on practical, care-oriented innovations that can make a measurable difference for affected individuals as well as the families and care providers who support them. The program is positioned within the mission of the Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Research Program (PRARP) and expects applicants to propose work that clearly fits that mission, while also pushing beyond standard approaches.

A key theme of the award is innovation that meaningfully challenges existing research paradigms. The program is looking for unusually creative ideas, new care models, novel support strategies, or other non-traditional approaches that improve lived outcomes. Examples of relevant research directions include interventions or tools that reduce symptoms such as cognitive problems, behavioral challenges, functional limitations, or mood-related difficulties; approaches that strengthen resiliency factors; strategies that increase or maintain independence for patients; and improved support systems, training, or resources for family members and professional care providers. Projects can address TBI, AD/ADRD, or overlapping symptom profiles and care needs, as long as the work is clearly tied to improving care and support in ways that are meaningful and testable.

The opportunity emphasizes that applications should be both innovation-based and impact-based. In practical terms, this means reviewers will expect a compelling case that the idea is truly new or distinctive, and that it has a plausible path to producing real-world benefits. The DoD also highlights that the intended benefits should extend across military, Veteran, and civilian communities, reflecting the program's interest in solutions that can translate broadly while still being responsive to the needs of service members and Veterans who may face TBI-related challenges and later-life cognitive or behavioral symptoms.

Two funding levels are offered, designed to support investigators at different career stages. Funding Level I is aimed at early-career investigators who are within three years of their first independent faculty appointment, and it is open to researchers from any field or discipline. A specific administrative requirement applies to this track: Level I applicants must include an Eligibility Statement to confirm that the named Principal Investigator meets the early-career criteria. Funding Level II is intended for more established investigators at or above the assistant professor level (or equivalent), also from any discipline. Across both tracks, the application is expected to demonstrate that the study team has appropriate experience in TBI research and/or AD/ADRD research, depending on the proposed focus, reinforcing the expectation that the team can credibly execute the work and interpret results within the relevant clinical and caregiving context.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed as discretionary funding from the Department of Defense (Department of the Army, USAMRAA) under CFDA 12.420, and it can be awarded as either a grant or a cooperative agreement. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types may apply, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full solicitation. The opportunity was posted May 16, 2019, with an original closing date of July 17, 2019, and it anticipated making around eight awards. The listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which commonly indicates that the maximum amount is not specified in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full announcement or program documentation.

• The Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s, Innovations in Care and Support Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.420.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 16, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 17, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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