This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $977,826.00 was issued by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant supports advanced biomedical research initiatives focused on investigating the relationship between traumatic brain injury and the progression of Parkinson's disease. The award recipient, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), will leverage its expertise in engineering, science,...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $800,000 project grant from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to support basic, applied, and advanced research in science and engineering from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2027. The grant was awarded under the Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), which aims to support research with good long-term potential to contribute to Department of Defense technology...
Virginia Commonwealth University was awarded a $749,446 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund research from September 2023 through September 2026 to develop a novel TNF inhibitor to improve outcomes in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury. Through supporting innovative biomedical research, the Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and...
This $1,199,967 Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2023 by the Defense Health Agency supports research under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The primary award recipient, the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, will investigate "Cognitive Functions Impairment as a Novel Paradigm for Delineating Cognitive Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease". Two sub-awards were made to Case Western Reserve University and the Portland VA Research...
The federal Project Grant award for $1,000,000 from the Department of Defense's Office of the Secretary of Defense supports the "DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION COMPUTATIONAL SENSING CAPABILITIES AT VIRGINIA TECH" over the period of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2029. This grant is funded under the DoD's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), which supports scientific research and technological development initiatives with national defense...
The Department of Defense (DoD) awarded a $212,991.80 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) under the DoD Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431). The award, titled "NEW START", will fund foundational and applied research across diverse scientific and technical domains critical to national security. The performance period for this grant is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. Through this grant, Virginia Tech will...
The University of Virginia received a three-year, $775,153 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund research investigating TBI-induced disruption of brain drainage as a mechanistic driver of AD pathogenesis. Through this award, the University will support basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research aimed at transforming military and public health care by investigating medical solutions...
This federal Project Grant award of $142,940.00 from the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800) supports fundamental and applied research by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to develop the foundations of resilient distributed resource allocation in open networks. The research aims to prevent technological surprise and create strategic advantages for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. The award period...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $3,995,791 project grant to Virginia Commonwealth University under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to compare the attentional demands and functional outcomes of pattern recognition and direct myoelectric control in people with transradial amputation. VCU will conduct this research from September 2023 through September 2027 in Richmond, Virginia. Two subawards were also provided. Hanger Institute for Clinical Research and...
The University of Virginia will receive $748,422 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command. The award is funded through the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The University will quantify the relationship between brain biomechanics and head exposures relevant to warfighters. Insights gained from this research aim to guide the development of future injury prevention technologies. Specifically, the University seeks to...