Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 13 JPC1 MPI ARM
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- The Dept. of the Army USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Medical Practice Initiative Augmented Reality for Medical Applications (MPI ARM)" 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 Oct 29, 2012 and posted on Sep 13, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 21, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 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 Medical Practice Initiative Augmented Reality for Medical Applications (MPI ARM) is a U.S. Army medical research funding opportunity aimed at strengthening military medical readiness by advancing how clinicians are trained and evaluated. The program is looking for research that can lead to better medical training methods, enabling technologies, training systems, and competency assessment tools. A central motivation is to improve how medical skills are sustained and measured, including in situations that mirror the realities of military operations, where conditions can range from well controlled clinical settings to highly resource constrained, "austere" environments.
The announcement specifically targets augmented reality approaches that can enhance a trainee's or provider's perception of the real world in real time during medical training and/or medical practice scenarios. The work should be contextually relevant and novel, meaning it needs to be more than a generic AR demo; it should directly address medical tasks and training needs. The program is interested in augmentation that uses one or more supported sensory channels: visual/display overlays (for example, guidance cues or anatomy visualization), haptic and/or tactile feedback (with "haptic" defined as force feedback and "tactile" as touch sensations), and auditory feedback (such as spatialized prompts or performance cues). Smell-based (olfactory) augmentation is explicitly not allowed under this program.
From an implementation standpoint, proposed systems can be flexible in form and architecture. Prototypes may be portable or stationary, networked or non-networked, and may consist of software, hardware, or integrated combinations of both. Beyond building prototypes, the program emphasizes collecting useful data and performing validation studies, with the intent that findings can support future integration into improved training platforms and competency assessment tools. In other words, the Army is not only funding technology development, but also the evidence and measurement approaches needed to show that these AR methods actually improve training performance, assessment quality, or readiness outcomes.
A notable feature of MPI ARM is its strong push toward broad accessibility and reuse. To reduce development costs and "democratize" access to medical training and simulation technology, the program expects that software and/or hardware designs and specifications created with this funding will be made freely accessible to the wider training and simulation development community. Similarly, the research data and validation study outputs are intended to be made publicly available as a shared resource. This open-access expectation is meant to accelerate progress across the field by allowing other developers and researchers to build on what is funded, rather than keeping results locked behind proprietary barriers.
In terms of structure and funding details, this is a discretionary science and technology research and development opportunity administered by the Department of the Army through USAMRAA, with awards made as grants and/or cooperative agreements. The solicitation used a two-step process: applicants first submitted pre-proposals, and then only selected teams were invited to submit full proposals. The opportunity anticipated up to four awards, with an award ceiling of $1,750,000 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to a broad range of applicant types), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full text. The posting and submission timeline listed a posted date of September 13, 2012 and a closing date of March 21, 2013, with the program later archived on April 20, 2013. The CFDA number associated with the program is 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development).
FAQs: Medical Practice Initiative Augmented Reality for Medical Applications (MPI ARM)
1) What is the MPI ARM grant opportunity?
MPI ARM (Medical Practice Initiative Augmented Reality for Medical Applications) is a U.S. Army medical research funding opportunity focused on strengthening military medical readiness by improving how clinicians are trained, evaluated, and kept proficient over time.
2) What problem is MPI ARM trying to solve?
The program is motivated by the need to improve how medical skills are sustained and measured, including under conditions that reflect military operations. That includes environments ranging from well-controlled clinical settings to highly resource-constrained "austere" environments.
3) What types of projects is the program looking for?
The announcement seeks research leading to better medical training methods, enabling technologies, training systems, and competency assessment tools. It emphasizes augmented reality (AR) approaches that enhance a trainee's or provider's perception of the real world in real time during medical training and/or medical practice scenarios.
4) What does "augmented reality" mean in this program context?
In MPI ARM, AR refers to real-time augmentation that enhances a person's perception of the real world during medical training or practice scenarios. The augmentation should be directly relevant to medical tasks and training needs.
5) Does the program accept generic AR demos?
No. The work is expected to be contextually relevant and novel, meaning it needs to be more than a generic AR demonstration and should directly address medical tasks and training requirements.
6) What sensory modalities are supported for augmentation?
The program is interested in augmentation using one or more supported sensory channels: visual/display overlays, haptic and/or tactile feedback, and auditory feedback.
7) What are examples of acceptable visual/display augmentation?
Examples mentioned include guidance cues or anatomy visualization presented as overlays to support medical training and/or practice.
8) What is the difference between haptic and tactile feedback under this program?
The announcement defines "haptic" as force feedback and "tactile" as touch sensations.
9) Are auditory augmentations allowed?
Yes. The program includes auditory feedback such as spatialized prompts or performance cues as an acceptable augmentation channel.
10) Is olfactory (smell-based) augmentation allowed?
No. Smell-based (olfactory) augmentation is explicitly not allowed under this program.
11) What kinds of systems or prototypes can be proposed?
Proposed systems can be flexible in form and architecture. Prototypes may be portable or stationary, networked or non-networked, and may consist of software, hardware, or integrated combinations of both.
12) Is the program focused only on building technology?
No. Beyond building prototypes, MPI ARM emphasizes collecting useful data and performing validation studies. The intent is that results can support future integration into improved training platforms and competency assessment tools.
13) Why are validation studies important for MPI ARM?
The program is funding not only technology development but also the evidence and measurement approaches needed to demonstrate whether AR methods improve training performance, assessment quality, or readiness outcomes.
14) What does MPI ARM require regarding sharing designs and specifications?
The program expects software and/or hardware designs and specifications created with this funding to be made freely accessible to the broader training and simulation development community to reduce development costs and "democratize" access.
15) What does MPI ARM require regarding sharing research data?
The research data and validation study outputs are intended to be made publicly available as a shared resource.
16) What is the goal of the open-access expectations?
The open-access approach is meant to accelerate progress by allowing other developers and researchers to build on what is funded rather than keeping results proprietary.
17) What agency administers this opportunity?
This is administered by the Department of the Army through USAMRAA.
18) What type of funding mechanism is used?
Awards are made as grants and/or cooperative agreements under a discretionary science and technology research and development opportunity.
19) How did the application process work?
The solicitation used a two-step process: applicants first submitted pre-proposals, and then only selected teams were invited to submit full proposals.
20) How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated up to four awards.
21) What was the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed was $1,750,000.
22) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity indicated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
23) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to a broad range of applicant types), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full text.
24) What are the key dates for this opportunity?
The posting and submission timeline listed a posted date of September 13, 2012 and a closing date of March 21, 2013. The program was later archived on April 20, 2013.
25) What CFDA number is associated with MPI ARM?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development).
26) What kinds of operational settings does the program care about?
The announcement highlights relevance across a spectrum of settings, from well-controlled clinical environments to "austere" environments that are highly resource constrained.
27) What kinds of outcomes is the Army trying to improve through MPI ARM?
Based on the announcement, targeted outcomes include improved medical training performance, better competency assessment quality, and stronger medical readiness outcomes, supported by data and validation results.
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