The FY22 Defense Appropriations Act is anticipated to provide funding for the Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) to understand the mechanisms of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans, and caregivers. The managing agent for the anticipated program announcements/funding opportunities is the CDMRP at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC).
The ERP is providing the information in this pre-announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop ideas for submission to the anticipated FY22 funding opportunities. This pre-announcement should not be construed as an obligation by the government. The FY22 ERP funding opportunity announcements for the following award mechanisms will be posted on the Grants.gov website. Pre-application and application deadlines will be available when the announcements are released.
Applications submitted to the FY22 ERP must address one or more of the following Focus Areas:
- Innovative Research: Tools intended to better inform or improve upon PTE research and care, which may include the following:
- Strategies that will improve seizure detection, characterization, visualization, or diagnosis
- Development of new models or better characterization of existing etiologically relevant models for PTE
- Markers and Mechanisms: Identifying biomarkers or mechanisms of PTE, which may include the following:
- Predictive biomarkers for epileptogenesis (acute and chronic)
- Research into the prevention of epilepsy and/or seizures
- Epidemiology: Epidemiological characterization of PTE following traumatic brain injury (TBI), which may include the following:
- Understanding and improving the quality of life of individuals with PTE, their families, and their caregivers
- Predictors of the development of epilepsy
- Outcomes, including latency to and prevention of epilepsy, comorbidities, and mortality
- Longitudinal Studies: Studies of the evolution of PTE, which may include the following:
- Understanding and improving quality of life of individuals with PTE, their families, and their caregivers
- Treatment and healthcare outcomes research, including quality of care
- Natural history of PTE and prognosis
- Comorbidities (e.g., depression, functional deficits, sleep disorders, major illness)
https://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2022/22erppreann
Submission deadlines are not available until the funding opportunity announcements are released. For email notification when announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://eBRAP.org. For more information about the ERP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website.
Contact osrp@iit.edu for help with your proposal.