Department of Defense

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This DoD funding supports clinical translation research to move spinal cord injury treatments from preliminary studies into larger clinical trials. It prioritizes removing barriers to clinical success and identifying effective diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation options.

This DoD funding accelerates spinal cord injury research from promising ideas to clinical applications through translational research. It supports early-career partnerships and requires community engagement to ensure real-world relevance.

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.

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.

Fund continuation of military medical R&D projects ranging from late-stage preclinical to clinical research that address Service Member health needs. Supports pharmaceutical, biologic, medical device, and technology development through clinical trials and translational studies.

Develop advanced communications and networking technologies to enable seamless, secure connectivity for distributed naval operations across manned and unmanned platforms. Address challenges like jamming, spectrum limitations, and infrastructure constraints to support real-time command and control.

This DOD program funds translational trauma care research that moves promising medical technologies from concept toward real-world solutions. Projects must demonstrate preliminary data and advance casualty survivability and point-of-injury care.

Develop research resources, datasets, and infrastructure to advance rare cancers research and treatment outcomes. Supports patient tissue repositories, tumor models, data-sharing platforms, and community engagement strategies.

This DoD funding supports early-stage rare cancer research ideas with potential for high-impact discoveries. The program welcomes exploratory approaches and accepts preliminary data from related disease studies to advance novel investigation pathways.

The Army seeks applied research innovations in orthopaedic medicine to advance soldier health and readiness. This award funds development of new treatments, devices, or technologies addressing musculoskeletal injuries and combat-related orthopedic conditions.

The Army seeks orthopaedic clinical research to advance musculoskeletal injury treatment and recovery for military personnel. This award funds innovative studies addressing combat-related and service-connected orthopaedic conditions.