DOD Epilepsy, Research Partnership Award | HT9425 23 ERP RPA

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The Department of Defense Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Research Partnership Award (RPA), funding opportunity number HT9425 23 ERP RPA, is a discretionary research funding opportunity administered by the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). It supports science and technology and other research and development activities under CFDA 12.420, and it is offered through either a cooperative agreement or a grant mechanism, depending on how the work is ultimately structured and managed.

The central purpose of this award is to enable collaborative research partnerships that can tackle a post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) research problem or question in a way that would not be achievable if the investigators worked separately. The emphasis is on genuine collaboration where multiple investigators bring distinct, complementary expertise and perspectives that, when combined, create clear scientific synergy. In practical terms, this means the program is looking for teams whose combined approach produces a stronger, more integrated strategy for addressing a key challenge in PTE than any single lab, discipline, or organization could deliver on its own.

This opportunity is framed around advancing research that is critical to PTE and to the needs of people living with PTE, as well as their families and/or care partners. That framing signals an expectation that applicants will keep real-world impact and relevance in view, not simply pursue epilepsy research broadly, but rather focus on problems that matter specifically to PTE populations and the broader support networks involved in care and daily life. The description also implies that partnerships may be either newly formed or already established, as long as the collaboration is structured around a shared central problem or question and the team members contributions are meaningfully integrated.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility details that may appear in the full announcement text. Key administrative dates included a creation date of February 3, 2023, and an original closing date of June 23, 2023. The listing indicates an expectation of one award, and the award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically suggests the maximum funding level is not specified in the summary record and would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or associated program guidance.

Overall, the FY23 ERP Research Partnership Award is designed to fund a highly collaborative, team-based project focused on PTE, where the partnership itself is essential to the approach. The government is essentially signaling that it wants integrated, cooperative research efforts that combine complementary strengths to address an important PTE question in a way that produces added value beyond what separate, parallel projects could accomplish.

• 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 Epilepsy, Research Partnership 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 Feb 03, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 23, 2023. (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 1 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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