Informational Webinar
on Funding Opportunities for
Ataxia Research from the DoD-
March 2, 2023
As you may know, hereditary ataxias are now eligible conditions for funding from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Join the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) and the National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 12pm (ET) for an informational webinar with Cecilia Dupecher, Ph.D, Program Manager for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). Dr. Dupecher will review available funding opportunities, offer guidance on the application process, and answer questions. After Dr. Dupecher’s presentation, a few investigators who have been recommended for funding for FY22 will discuss their own experience with the process. Register today for this important webinar. (The session will also be recorded and made available to the research community.)
About PRMP / CDMRP:

Cecilia Dupecher, Ph.D, is the Program Manager for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The PRMRP is within the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)- a global funding organization that fosters novel approaches to congressionally targeted biomedical research areas. CDMRP receives annual appropriations that are disease or condition-specific and for the FY23 budget has added Hereditary Ataxia to the list of topic areas eligible for $370M in funding within the PRMRP. In FY22, several applications on Friedreich's ataxia were recommended for funding, totaling over $14M.
DoD Funding Opportunities for Ataxia Research:

  • Clinical Trial Award: Supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials of novel interventions. Pre-application deadline is April 12, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

  • Discovery Award: Supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory - Pre-application deadline is March 29, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

  • Focused Program Award: Supports a synergistic, multidisciplinary research program of at least four distinct but complementary projects addressing an overarching goal/question – Pre-application deadline is April 12, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

  • Investigator-Initiated Research Award: Supports research that will make an original and important contribution to the field of research or patient care in the Topic Area(s) of interest - Pre-application deadline is April 19, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

 
  • Technology/Therapeutic Development Award: Supports the translation of promising preclinical findings into clinical applications for prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and/or quality of life - Pre-application deadline is April 19, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

All organizations, including foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and international organizations, are eligible to apply.