Department of Defense

The Army seeks patient-centered research to advance burn treatment and recovery outcomes for military personnel. This funding supports innovative clinical studies and therapeutic approaches to improve care for burn-injured soldiers.

The Army seeks innovative research on military burn treatment and prevention through discovery-phase awards. This funding targets novel solutions to improve clinical outcomes for service members with severe thermal injuries.

This DoD clinical research award funds studies evaluating arthritis prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment approaches. Research generates evidence to optimize patient outcomes and inform clinical care through pilot studies or full-scale clinical trials with community collaboration.

DoD seeks translational arthritis research that bridges preclinical findings into clinical solutions for Service Members and Veterans. Projects must demonstrate high-impact, hypothesis-driven applied research with preliminary data and clear pathways to real-world medical applications.

The Army seeks research ideas to advance understanding and countermeasures for tick-borne diseases affecting military readiness. This program supports early-stage scientific investigations to develop novel prevention, diagnosis, or treatment solutions.

Develop novel therapeutics and diagnostic tools to prevent, treat, or detect tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. This program funds R&D to address a significant public health threat through innovative medical countermeasures.

DoD seeks innovative, high-risk autism research to accelerate discoveries and improve outcomes for autistic individuals. This award supports novel ideas with potential to generate impactful data and open new investigation pathways.

Support clinical trials evaluating new treatments, devices, and approaches for autism management. Awards fund proof-of-concept through large-scale efficacy studies, with funding incentives for early-career researchers partnering with experienced mentors.

Support early-career researchers conducting innovative autism studies and proof-of-principle clinical trials. This award funds high-impact research ideas with required community partnership to advance autism understanding and treatment.

ONR seeks proposals for novel research across naval science and technology priorities. The Young Investigator Program supports early-career researchers developing cutting-edge solutions aligned with Navy strategic interests.

The Army seeks innovative reconstructive transplant approaches to restore form and function for combat casualties with severe injuries. This concept award supports early-stage research and development of surgical techniques, biomaterials, or technologies to advance transplantation capabilities.

This investigator-initiated research award supports novel reconstructive transplant approaches to advance surgical techniques and patient outcomes. The opportunity funds creative solutions addressing complex transplantation challenges through competitive, peer-reviewed R&D.

DoD seeks development of a multiomic atlas from human bone marrow failure samples to create an open-access research resource. This dataset will enable discoveries advancing understanding of bone marrow failure diseases across the research and clinical community.

Supports investigator-initiated research advancing bone marrow failure treatments through translational and clinical studies. Funds mature ideas with IND-enabling efforts and correlative research to drive significant patient care improvements.

Support innovative research to understand and cure bone marrow failure diseases through scientifically sound approaches. Open to established and early-career investigators; preliminary data not required.

DURIP funds research equipment and instrumentation at U.S. universities to advance defense-critical science and engineering capabilities. The program equips institutions to conduct cutting-edge research and train the next generation of scientists and engineers in national defense areas.

DoW seeks university proposals to purchase research equipment and instrumentation supporting basic research priorities across Army, Navy, and Air Force. Funding aims to enhance student education through research capabilities in DoW-relevant disciplines.

This DoD program funds investigator-initiated research projects addressing key focus areas in Parkinson's disease, supporting rigorous multidisciplinary studies with potential for significant clinical impact. Clinical trials and collaborative research teams are welcome.

Support early-stage investigators conducting Parkinson's disease research through two funding levels, with mentorship for fellows and independent funding for early-career researchers. Proposed work must address priority research focus areas and advance understanding of PD mechanisms and interventions.

DURIP funds research equipment and instrumentation at U.S. universities to advance defense-relevant science and engineering capabilities. This program strengthens institutional research infrastructure in areas critical to national defense.

Supports investigator-led spinal cord injury research across basic to translational science phases. Aims to advance SCI patient care, treatment outcomes, and quality of life through competitive grants.

The Army seeks clinical trial research to advance vision capabilities and treatments. This opportunity supports innovative medical studies addressing soldier visual performance and eye health.

This DoD funding supports clinical trials testing new spinal cord injury treatments with potential to significantly improve patient outcomes. The program welcomes early-career researchers and requires community partnership to ensure research relevance.

Army seeks investigator-initiated research proposals addressing vision science and ocular performance challenges. Support ranges from basic science through applied research to advance soldier visual capabilities and medical treatments.

The Army seeks translational research advancing vision science and optical technologies for military applications. This opportunity funds development of novel vision-related capabilities to bridge fundamental research and field-deployable solutions.