Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 12 JPC1 MPI BMP
Apply for W81XWH 12 JPC1 MPI BMP
- 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 Breadth of Medical Practice Disease Frequency Exposure (MPI BMP)" 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 12, 2011 and posted on Oct 12, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $8,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- 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 Medical Practice Initiative Breadth of Medical Practice and Disease Frequency Exposure (MPI BMP) grant opportunity is a Department of Defense research funding announcement focused on a practical problem in clinical readiness: how outpatient primary care physicians may lose skills or confidence when they do not encounter certain conditions often enough in routine practice. The program is sponsored under the Defense Health Program (DHP) by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, with awards issued by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) and program management handled by the Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). In plain terms, the government is looking for research that measures whether lower day-to-day exposure to specific diagnoses and clinical presentations in outpatient settings correlates with measurable declines in physician performance or comfort, and it wants that relationship documented with real clinical data rather than estimates.
The core research requirement is to study “skill degradation†in outpatient primary care and to do it in a way that combines two components: (1) direct testing and surveys of physicians and (2) an objective measure of how frequently those physicians have actually seen particular conditions. The physician assessments are expected to examine knowledge, competence, fluency, and comfort with selected diagnoses or presentations, meaning applicants would likely need to design or adopt validated instruments such as knowledge tests, case vignettes, scenario-based evaluations, or structured self-assessment surveys. The frequency-of-exposure side is not optional or speculative; it must be derived from Electronic Health Record data generated by the investigators’ own study group. That wording signals that proposals should rely on EHR-derived encounter histories for the participating clinicians (or their clinical sites) to quantify exposure to diagnoses and presentations, then analyze how those exposure levels relate to test and survey outcomes.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this opportunity was released as a discretionary science and technology research and development program using either cooperative agreements or grants. The expected number of awards was two, with an estimated total funding amount of $8,000,000. Individual awards could be as large as $4,000,000, and there was no stated minimum award amount. The program did not require cost sharing or matching. Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to many types of applicant organizations, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full text of the announcement. The funding opportunity number associated with the announcement is W81XWH-12-JPC1-MPI-BMP, and it is tied to CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). The posting date and creation date were October 12, 2011, with an original and final closing date of April 19, 2012, and an archive date of May 19, 2012.
Overall, the MPI BMP opportunity is essentially asking applicants to build a data-driven picture of how breadth of practice and disease encounter frequency in outpatient primary care affects clinical readiness. The program emphasizes measurement and linkage: quantify what physicians are seeing in real practice using EHR extracts, measure what they know and how comfortable and fluent they are with those same conditions using testing and surveys, and analyze the relationship between exposure and performance in a way that could inform readiness policy, training, or targeted interventions in military medicine and related settings. For access issues with the full announcement, the listed point of contact was Mary Rico, Grants Officer for MPI BMP.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the MPI BMP grant opportunity?
The Medical Practice Initiative Breadth of Medical Practice and Disease Frequency Exposure (MPI BMP) is a Department of Defense (DoD) research funding announcement that focuses on clinical readiness in outpatient primary care. It centers on a practical concern: outpatient primary care physicians may lose skills, fluency, or confidence for certain conditions when they do not encounter those diagnoses or clinical presentations often enough in routine practice.
What problem is the government trying to solve with this program?
The program is aimed at understanding "skill degradation" in outpatient primary care, specifically whether reduced day-to-day exposure to specific diagnoses and presentations is linked to measurable declines in physician performance or comfort. The DoD is looking for research that documents this relationship using real clinical data, not estimates.
What kind of research is the MPI BMP program looking for?
The program is looking for data-driven research that measures the relationship between (a) how often physicians actually see selected conditions in outpatient practice and (b) measurable outcomes related to physician knowledge, competence, fluency, and comfort for those same conditions. The emphasis is on measurement and linkage between exposure and performance.
What are the required components of the proposed study?
The core research requirement includes two required components that must be combined:
- Physician assessments: direct testing and surveys of physicians to examine knowledge, competence, fluency, and comfort with selected diagnoses or clinical presentations.
- Objective exposure measurement: an objective measure of how frequently those physicians have actually seen the relevant conditions, derived from Electronic Health Record (EHR) data generated by the investigators' own study group.
What does "skill degradation" mean in the context of this funding opportunity?
Within this opportunity, "skill degradation" refers to potential declines in physician performance or confidence that may occur when physicians do not frequently encounter certain diagnoses or clinical presentations in routine outpatient primary care. The program expects applicants to measure this using physician tests/surveys and compare results against real-world encounter frequency.
How should physician performance or comfort be measured?
The announcement expects direct testing and surveys examining knowledge, competence, fluency, and comfort. This implies applicants may need to design or adopt structured assessment methods such as knowledge tests, case vignettes, scenario-based evaluations, and/or structured self-assessment surveys. The specific instruments are not mandated in the provided summary, but the study must include direct assessments and surveys.
Is EHR data required, and what kind of EHR data is expected?
Yes. The frequency-of-exposure component is required and must be based on Electronic Health Record (EHR) data. The exposure measurement must be derived from EHR-generated encounter histories from the investigators' own study group (for example, participating clinicians or clinical sites). The program is specifically seeking objective exposure counts based on real encounter data, not projections or estimates.
Can applicants estimate exposure frequency without using EHR data?
No. The exposure-frequency measurement is described as not optional or speculative and must be derived from EHR data generated by the investigators' own study group. That indicates estimates alone would not meet the requirement as described.
What clinical setting is the program focused on?
The focus is outpatient primary care, with attention to the breadth of practice and how often particular diseases or clinical presentations occur in routine outpatient settings.
Who is sponsoring and managing the program?
The program is sponsored under the Defense Health Program (DHP) by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Awards are issued by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), and program management is handled by the Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC).
What type of funding instrument is used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This opportunity was released as a discretionary science and technology research and development program and indicated that awards may be made using either cooperative agreements or grants.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The opportunity stated an expected number of two awards.
How much total funding was estimated for the program?
The estimated total program funding amount was $8,000,000.
What was the maximum funding amount per award?
Individual awards could be as large as $4,000,000.
Was there a minimum award amount?
No minimum award amount was stated in the provided information.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The program did not require cost sharing or matching.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was broadly open to many types of applicant organizations, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement text.
What is the funding opportunity number (FOA number)?
The funding opportunity number associated with this announcement is W81XWH-12-JPC1-MPI-BMP.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 12.420, Military Medical Research and Development.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posting date and creation date were October 12, 2011. The original and final closing date was April 19, 2012. The archive date was May 19, 2012.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. Based on the listed closing date (April 19, 2012) and archive date (May 19, 2012), this specific announcement is closed and archived.
What kind of outcomes is the DoD trying to achieve with this research?
The opportunity is intended to produce a documented, data-driven understanding of how outpatient encounter frequency and breadth of practice relate to clinical readiness. The results could inform readiness policy, training approaches, or targeted interventions in military medicine and related settings.
Does the program require linking exposure data to assessment results for the same conditions?
Yes. The program emphasizes measurement and linkage: quantify what physicians are seeing in practice using EHR extracts, measure what they know and how comfortable/fluently they can handle those same conditions using tests and surveys, and then analyze the relationship between exposure and performance.
Who was the listed point of contact for access issues with the full announcement?
The listed point of contact was Mary Rico, Grants Officer for MPI BMP.
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