Monday, January 18, 2016

News Release - 2016 Funding Opportunities from US Department of Defense

The Department of Defense released a pre-announcement of the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program grants for 2016. The official announcement will be at the end of March on grants.gov. The pre-announcement was made to allow researchers more time for planning their application. 

Program Overview

The PRMRP challenges the scientific and clinical communities to address one topic area with - 
  • original ideas that foster new directions in basic science and translational research; 
  • novel product development leading to improved therapeutic or diagnostic tools;
  • synergistic, multidisciplinary research programs; 
  • or clinical trials that address an immediate clinical need
These topics include- 
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Influenza
  • Malaria
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vaccine Development for Infectious Disease

More Information 

Full details of the pre-announcement can be seen in these images ( the website is not accessible from Thailand)  -