DOD FY13 Militarily Relevant Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Disease - Quality of Life Research Award

Post Date

August 21st 2013

Application Due Date

December 16th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

W81XWH-13-MRPRA-QUAL

CFDA Number(s)

12.420

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1450000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Military personnel who suffer from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) face an increased risk for developing several long-term health problems. These conditions include Alzheimer's-like dementia, aggression, memory loss, depression, and symptoms similar to those of other neurological diseases. Research funded through the FY13 Quality of Life Research Award (QUAL) Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity is intended to develop best practices for in-patient and out-patient care of TBI and/or Alzheimer's Disease. Applications must include a multi-institutional team of up to 5 partners to: 1) assess the standards of care for their patients across the partners; 2) develop and measure best practices that would reduce the burden on the caregiver and patient; and 3) have a dissemination plan by which the best practices can become the elements of a new standard of care across the partners. Examples of partnering sites can be any combination of educational, non-profit, not-for-profit, and for-profit organizations, including hospitals and departments within an organization. The endpoints of the study should lead to changes in standards of care that positively affect quality of life for the patient and reduce the burden on the caregiver. The research impact is intended to benefit the military community, while also meeting a public purpose for the benefit of the civilian community.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

• Agency Contact:

  TATRC Help Desk: programannouncements@tatrc.org

• Agency Mailing Address:

  TATRC Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  programannouncements@tatrc.org