DoD Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury Research Award | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (PH/TBI RP) Traumatic Brain Injury Research Award (TBIRA) is a U.S. Army-managed funding opportunity (USAMRAA) designed to support targeted traumatic brain injury (TBI) research that fills specific knowledge gaps and answers well-defined questions. Rather than emphasizing large-scale programmatic work, this mechanism is structured to encourage focused investigations that generate meaningful data, clarify uncertain areas in the field, and help move TBI science toward solutions that can ultimately improve outcomes for affected individuals, including Service Members and Veterans.

A central goal of the TBIRA mechanism is to promote new and innovative ideas with the potential for high impact. The program is looking for research that can open up fresh directions for the TBI community by producing strong, actionable findings or by identifying new avenues for future investigation. It also places emphasis on advancing fundamental understanding of TBI by strengthening the theoretical constructs underlying the TBI research area(s) of interest. In practical terms, that means proposals may concentrate on improving scientific understanding of why certain TBI-related phenomena occur, how particular behaviors or symptoms develop and persist, and what mechanisms or contributing factors are most important.

The opportunity explicitly welcomes work that challenges existing assumptions. Applicants are encouraged to propose new paradigms or directly test and revise prevailing models in TBI research. In addition to conceptual advances, the award also supports studies that address technical feasibility, which can include early-stage evaluation of promising devices, behavioral approaches, rehabilitation interventions, therapeutic techniques, clinical guidance, and other emerging technologies or methods. This “feasibility” focus signals that the DoD is interested in practical translational potential, even when the work is still at a stage where proof-of-concept, usability, initial performance, or early effectiveness data are needed before larger trials or broader implementation can be justified.

Administratively, this FY13 opportunity was released under Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-13-PHTBI-TBIRA. Funding could be provided through either cooperative agreements or grants, and it falls within the Science and Technology/Research and Development category. The program anticipated making about 6 awards with an estimated total funding pool of $12,000,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which typically lowers barriers for applicants and allows proposed work to be driven more by scientific need than by institutional ability to contribute additional funds. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a wide range of applicant organizations, subject to any additional eligibility language that may have appeared in the full announcement.

Key timeline details show the announcement was posted January 23, 2013, with an original closing date of May 21, 2013, later extended to May 30, 2013. The opportunity was archived June 20, 2013, indicating it is no longer open but remains useful as a reference for the intent and structure of similar DoD TBI research mechanisms. The CFDA listing associated with this program was 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). For technical issues accessing the announcement, the designated point of contact was the CDMRP Help Desk (help@cdmrp.org, 301-682-5507), reflecting that this opportunity is connected to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs infrastructure used to manage and support DoD medical research competitions.

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