Veterans Education And Research Association Of Northern New England, Inc.

Veterans Education And Research Association Of Northern New England, Inc. (VERANNE) is a non-profit organization located in White River Junction, Vermont, registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) since 2009. The organization focuses on supporting research and education programs for state-of-the-art healthcare, specifically targeting veteran populations in Northern New England. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, VERANNE provides specialized medical research services to federal agencies, primarily conducting advanced clinical studies and investigations into complex medical conditions affecting veterans.

Through federal contract awards, VERANNE has engaged in specialized medical research, most notably a $2,997,407 definitive cost contract with the Defense Health Agency. This contract involves researching the potential use of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, with subcontracts involving the Trustees of Boston University and the Biomedical Research Institute of New Mexico. The contract, which runs through September 2026, was not set aside for any specific business type and involves comprehensive clinical investigation protocols at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

VERANNE's federal grant awards demonstrate a diverse range of medical research initiatives across multiple federal agencies. Notable grant projects include a $715,213 Defense Health Agency grant studying bile acid-binding resins to decrease systemic PFAS levels in veterans, a $240,006 National Science Foundation grant developing a multiplexed microbiosensing platform for understanding neurotransmitter dynamics, and a National Cancer Institute grant exploring alternative testing methods for bladder cancer surveillance. The organization has collaborated with numerous research institutions including University of California Los Angeles, Yale University, Dartmouth College, and Oregon Health & Science University, conducting research in areas such as veterans' health, neurobiology, cancer diagnostics, and environmental health impacts on medical procedures.