Funding, News and Announcements

The United States Department of Defense is offering several funding opportunities that are open to Canadian researchers.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program

• Pilot Clinical Trial Award       
• Therapeutic Development Award      
• Clinical Biomarker Development Award       
• Therapeutic Idea Award
• Full details available here

Breast Cancer Research Program

• Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award
• **NEW for FY23** Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award
• Clinical Research Extension Award
• Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2
• Breakthrough Award Level 3
• Breakthrough Award Level 4
• Era of Hope Scholar Award
• Innovator Award
• Full details available here

Epilepsy Research Program

• **NEW for FY23** Leveraging Research Award
• Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center (P-TERC) – Faculty Award
• Idea Development Award
• Research Partnership Award
• Full details available here

Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program

• Clinical Trial Award
• Discovery Award
• Focused Program Award
• Investigator-Initiated Research Award
• Lifestyle and Behavioral Health Interventions Research Award
• Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
• Full details available here

The Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs present a webinar series on types of funding opportunities offered and strategies to increase the success of applications submitted to different CDMRP programs. Visit the CDMRP page for a list of webinars.

Deadlines

Internal

Please reach out to ORS as soon as possible to discuss a planned submission. Applications led by Dalhousie researchers will require a minimum of ten business days for review. Contact email is ird@dal.ca. For additional resources, click here for guidance on internal deadlines and submission processes.

Funder

Varies by award
Contact email is Help@ebrap.org.