Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 10 GWIRP CONDEV
Apply for W81XWH 10 GWIRP CONDEV
- The Dept. of the Army USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DoD Gulf War Illness Consortium Development Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 14, 2010 and posted on Apr 14, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 4, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $640,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 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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Opportunity Summary:
The DoD Gulf War Illness Consortium Development Award (Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-10-GWIRP-CONDEV) is a U.S. Department of the Army/USAMRAA funding opportunity designed to lay the groundwork for a larger, coordinated Gulf War Illness (GWI) research consortium. Rather than primarily paying for a single stand-alone research project, this award focuses on building the infrastructure needed to launch a multi-institutional research effort that can operate effectively across multiple research sites and disciplines. The program is structured in two phases across two fiscal years: a Consortium Development Award in FY10 (the opportunity described here) and a follow-on Consortium Award in FY11, with the FY10 mechanism intended to set up the organization, partnerships, and operational plans needed to compete for and execute the larger FY11 consortium award.
At its core, the Consortium Development Award supports the creation of a Coordinating Center and the establishment of collaborations among potential Research Sites. The Coordinating Center concept is meant to provide centralized leadership and coordination for a network of investigators and institutions working on Gulf War Illness, helping ensure that research activities are aligned, communication is consistent, and management practices are robust enough to support multi-site work. The opportunity emphasizes that the consortium participants should include scientists and/or clinicians who have already contributed meaningfully to Gulf War Illness research, as well as experts whose backgrounds align with the complex, multi-symptom nature of GWI and its progression. In practice, that points toward building a team with complementary strengths across clinical expertise, symptom science, mechanisms, and other relevant specialties that can collectively address the complexity of the condition.
The specific activities supported under this mechanism are described as “infrastructure development,” which includes establishing the right collaborations and partnerships, laying out an administrative management plan, developing research management and communication plans, and creating an intellectual property plan. The intent is to ensure that by the end of the development period, the consortium has the practical, ready-to-implement structures needed for multi-institutional research. That can include clarifying roles and responsibilities across institutions, defining decision-making processes and governance, mapping out how studies would be managed across sites, setting expectations for data and information flow, and anticipating how discoveries, tools, and other outputs might be handled from an IP perspective. The award language makes clear that these planning and coordination elements are central deliverables, not side tasks.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, with the award instrument listed as a cooperative agreement (and also referenced as a grant in the listing). It falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, and it is associated with CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). The opportunity anticipated making 2 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $640,000, and it did not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility was listed as “unrestricted,” meaning it was broadly open to different types of applicant organizations, subject to any additional eligibility details that may have been provided in the full announcement text.
Key dates included a posted date of April 14, 2010, with an original and current closing date of August 4, 2010, and an archive date of September 3, 2010. For applicant support, the announcement provided contacts for technical help accessing the full posting and for electronic submission assistance through the CDMRP help resources. Overall, the funding opportunity is best understood as a planning and coordination award meant to assemble the leadership structure, collaborations, and operational playbook required to run a credible, scalable, multi-site Gulf War Illness research consortium in the subsequent funding phase.
FAQs: DoD Gulf War Illness Consortium Development Award (W81XWH-10-GWIRP-CONDEV)
What is the DoD Gulf War Illness Consortium Development Award?
The DoD Gulf War Illness Consortium Development Award (Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-10-GWIRP-CONDEV) is a U.S. Department of the Army/USAMRAA funding opportunity intended to lay the groundwork for a larger, coordinated Gulf War Illness (GWI) research consortium. It is designed to support planning and consortium-building rather than primarily funding a single stand-alone research project.
What is the main purpose of this award?
The main purpose is to build the infrastructure needed to launch a multi-institutional, multi-site research effort for Gulf War Illness. This includes establishing leadership and coordination structures, partnerships, and operational plans that would enable a consortium to function effectively across multiple research sites and disciplines.
How does this award relate to a larger consortium award?
The program is structured in two phases across two fiscal years. The FY10 Consortium Development Award (this opportunity) is meant to set up the organization, partnerships, and operational plans needed to compete for and execute a larger follow-on Consortium Award in FY11.
Is this funding meant for a single research study?
No. The opportunity emphasizes infrastructure development and consortium formation rather than primarily paying for one stand-alone research project. The central deliverables are planning, coordination, and management structures that support multi-site research.
What kinds of activities does the award support?
The supported activities are described as "infrastructure development" and include building collaborations and partnerships, creating administrative and research management plans, developing communication plans, and establishing an intellectual property plan. These planning and coordination elements are core deliverables.
What is meant by establishing a Coordinating Center?
The award supports the creation of a Coordinating Center that provides centralized leadership and coordination for a network of investigators and institutions working on Gulf War Illness. The Coordinating Center is intended to help align research activities, maintain consistent communication, and implement robust management practices suitable for multi-site work.
Who should be involved in the consortium team?
The opportunity emphasizes including scientists and/or clinicians who have already contributed meaningfully to Gulf War Illness research, along with experts whose backgrounds fit the complex, multi-symptom nature of GWI and its progression. This points toward assembling complementary expertise across relevant clinical and scientific areas.
What are examples of expected infrastructure deliverables?
Examples described in the opportunity include clarifying roles and responsibilities across institutions, defining decision-making processes and governance, mapping out how studies would be managed across sites, setting expectations for data and information flow, and planning how discoveries and other outputs might be handled from an intellectual property perspective.
Why is an intellectual property (IP) plan included?
The opportunity specifically calls for creating an intellectual property plan as part of the infrastructure. This is intended to anticipate how discoveries, tools, and other outputs from a multi-institutional consortium might be handled and managed.
What type of funding instrument is used for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding. The award instrument is listed as a cooperative agreement, and it is also referenced as a grant in the listing.
What is the activity category for this funding opportunity?
It falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development).
How many awards were anticipated and what was the total estimated funding?
The opportunity anticipated making 2 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $640,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The listing states that cost sharing or matching was not required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as "unrestricted," meaning it was broadly open to different types of applicant organizations, subject to any additional eligibility details that may have been included in the full announcement text.
What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The posted date was April 14, 2010. The original and current closing date was August 4, 2010. The archive date was September 3, 2010.
Which agency and office are associated with this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is described as a U.S. Department of the Army/USAMRAA funding opportunity under the DoD Gulf War Illness program context.
What kind of help contacts were provided for applicants?
The announcement provided contacts for technical help accessing the full posting and for electronic submission assistance through the CDMRP help resources.
What is the practical end goal of the development period?
The intent is that by the end of the development period, the consortium has ready-to-implement structures needed for multi-institutional research, including organizational leadership, collaborations, and an operational playbook to support a credible, scalable, multi-site Gulf War Illness research consortium in the subsequent funding phase.
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