DoD PRMRP Focused Program Award | W81XWH18PRMRPFPA

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The DoD PRMRP Focused Program Award (Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH18PRMRPFPA) is a Department of Defense research funding opportunity administered through the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). It falls under the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) and is designed to support science and technology and other research and development efforts that directly address high-priority medical research needs identified by Congress for FY18. The core purpose of this mechanism is to speed progress on a single critical research question by bringing together a coordinated, team-based program of work rather than isolated, stand-alone projects.

This award mechanism emphasizes a focused, synergistic, multidisciplinary research program. In practical terms, applicants are expected to propose a set of integrated research activities where the combined effort of multiple disciplines meaningfully improves the likelihood of solving the targeted problem. The program structure is meant to optimize research by aligning aims, expertise, and resources toward a clear, shared objective, with the intention of accelerating answers to a high-impact question tied to at least one of the Congressionally directed FY18 PRMRP Topic Areas. The key idea is that the whole program should be stronger than the sum of its parts, with collaboration and coordination serving as a major driver of impact.

Awards may be made as either grants or cooperative agreements, which signals that the government may choose an instrument that ranges from more traditional financial assistance (grant) to a model with more substantial federal involvement during project execution (cooperative agreement), depending on program needs and the nature of the proposed work. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding under the Research and Development activity area, and it is associated with CFDA number 12.420.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is broadly open to many types of applicant organizations, subject to any additional limitations or clarifications that may be included in the official eligibility text of the full announcement. This typically allows a wide range of institutions to compete, such as universities, nonprofits, for-profits, and other research-performing entities, provided they meet standard federal and DoD assistance requirements.

From a funding and scale standpoint, the Focused Program Award is positioned as a large, programmatic investment. While the posting lists an Award Ceiling value of 0 (which generally reflects how the opportunity was entered into the system rather than the real limit), the announcement narrative specifies that the anticipated total costs for the entire period of performance are not expected to exceed $10 million per award. The opportunity anticipated making about four awards, indicating a competitive selection process with a relatively small number of large, high-impact programs expected to be funded.

Key dates in the source information show the opportunity was created on April 25, 2018, with an original closing date of September 20, 2018. Overall, this mechanism is best understood as a DoD-funded, team-science style award aimed at producing faster, more decisive progress on a major medical research problem aligned with FY18 PRMRP priorities, supported at a budget level intended to enable substantial, coordinated research efforts.

• 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 PRMRP Focused Program 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 Apr 25, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 20, 2018. (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 4 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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