NEWS RELEASE
Released: February 23, 2010
Department of Defense Genetic Studies of Food Allergies Research Program
Funding for Fiscal Year 2010
The Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) Defense Appropriations Act provides $1.875 million to the Department of Defense Genetic
Studies of Food Allergies Research Program (GSFARP) to provide support for scientifically meritorious genetic
research focused on food allergies. The GSFARP challenges the scientific community to submit original ideas that
foster new directions in basic science or translational research, or novel product development leading to improved
therapeutic or diagnostic tools. The GSFARP seeks applications in laboratory, clinical, and epidemiologic research.
Interdisciplinary and integrative approaches are welcomed. This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
The FY10 GSFARP award mechanisms are listed in the table below. Mechanism-specific Program Announcements/Funding
Opportunities, including submission deadlines, and General Application Instructions are anticipated to be posted on
the Grants.gov and CDMRP websites (http://www.grants.gov and
http://cdmrp.army.mil, respectively) in April 2010.
| Award Mechanism | Eligibility | Key Mechanism Elements | Funding |
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| Concept Award | All investigators |
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| Idea Award | Investigators at or above the level of an Assistant Professor (or equivalent) |
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Information in this press release regarding the Concept Award and the Idea Award mechanisms is being provided to
allow investigators time to plan and develop applications. All applications submitted must conform to the
requirements specified in the relevant Program Announcements/Funding Opportunities, which will be posted on
Grants.gov at a later date. Pre-application and application deadlines will not be available until these Program
Announcements are released.
The number of awards anticipated is based on available funds and the average cost of applications. The GSFARP
reserves the right to make awards in greater or lesser numbers than anticipated based on the number and quality of
applications received. Each Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity and the General Application Instructions,
which detail the pre-application and application submission requirements and process, along with the required forms
for application submission, will be available for downloading from the Grants.gov website
(http://www.grants.gov)
upon release.
Pre-application submission to the CDMRP eReceipt website (https://cdmrp.org) prior
to application submission is required for all award mechanisms. Applications must be submitted through the federal
government's single-entry portal, Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov). A listing
of all USAMRMC funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using
CFDA Number 12.420.
Requests for email notification of the Program Announcements release may be sent to Help@cdmrp.org.
For more information about the GSFARP or other CDMRP-sponsored programs, please visit the CDMRP website
(http://cdmrp.army.mil).
Point of Contact:
- Dorsey DuPont, 301-619-9783, and Gail Whitehead, 301-619-7783
Public Affairs, CDMRP.PublicAffairs@amedd.army.mil
