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Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Translational Research Award (PRORP Translational Research Award, or TRA) is a U.S. Department of Defense funding opportunity aimed at speeding up the shift from promising orthopaedic research findings to real-world clinical use. The central purpose is to move beyond basic discovery and push laboratory or preclinical advances toward practical applications that can directly help Warfighters who suffer combat-related traumatic orthopaedic injuries. In other words, it is designed to fund work that actively bridges the gap between the bench and the bedside, with a strong emphasis on measurable progress toward clinical impact rather than purely exploratory science.

A defining feature of this award is its expectation of multidisciplinary, collaborative research. The program is built around the idea that orthopaedic translational breakthroughs typically require combined expertise, such as clinicians working alongside engineers, biologists, rehabilitation specialists, materials scientists, and other relevant experts. The award’s description highlights that the intended mechanism for accelerating translation is the integration of complementary skills and coordinated effort, implying that proposals are expected to show clear collaboration structures and a coherent path for converting promising concepts into clinically relevant tools, therapies, devices, diagnostics, or treatment approaches.

This opportunity was issued by the Department of the Army through USAMRAA (U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity) under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) umbrella, and it falls under the CFDA listing 12.420, Military Medical Research and Development. The funding opportunity number is W81XWH-13-PRORP-TRA, and it is categorized as discretionary funding supporting science and technology and other research and development activities. The award could be provided through either a cooperative agreement or a grant, which matters because cooperative agreements typically involve a higher level of programmatic involvement by the funding agency compared with standard grants, especially in terms of oversight, coordination, or milestone-based progress expectations.

From a funding and scale standpoint, the announcement projected about 7 awards with an estimated total funding level of $7,880,000. Cost sharing or matching was not required, which generally lowers barriers for applicants that might otherwise struggle to provide non-federal contributions. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning the call was open to a broad range of applicant types (with the caveat that any additional eligibility clarifications could be contained in the full text of the announcement). This usually signals that universities, nonprofits, private companies, research institutes, and other entities could potentially apply, provided they meet any specific requirements laid out in the full funding notice.

The timeline information shows the opportunity was posted on February 21, 2013, with an original and current closing date of July 18, 2013, and an archive date of August 17, 2013. That means it was a time-limited competition for FY13 and is not an open call today, but the summary still reflects the program’s intent and structure and can be useful for understanding the kind of translational orthopaedic research the DoD has historically prioritized for combat casualty care and functional recovery.

For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement or navigating the submission materials, the contact listed was the CDMRP Help Desk (help@cdmrp.org, 301-682-5507). This is consistent with CDMRP-managed opportunities, where the Help Desk typically supports technical access issues and provides guidance on finding and interpreting the complete announcement package.

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