Military Medical Research and Development (12.420)
Program
12.420 Military Medical Research and Development
Federal Agency
DEPARTMENT OF ARMY ARMY RESEARCH AND MATERIAL COMMAND, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Authorization
10 U.S.C. 2358.
Program Number
12.420
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To reduce illness and injury among U.S. military personnel on the battlefield through basic and applied medical research executed largely through grants and contracts with civilian educational and research institutions.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Recipients are required to conform to their accepted research protocol and are usually required to submit some form of annual or project report. Project support is limited to fundamental research which is defined as basic and applied research aimed at sustaining the technology base or understanding a biological- medical process, thereby providing a technological edge in solving complex biological-medical problems and countering future military medical threats. Some grants are also awarded to support conferences and symposiums.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must be a public, nonprofit institution/organization, other public institution/organization, private nonprofit institution/organization, specialized group, or quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiaries are relatively independent investigators associated with an applicant organization.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants must furnish evidence of legal authorization, financial and managerial capability as well as a certification of compliance with Federal, State, and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
Applicants should obtain a copy of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) which describes the full research program and includes necessary forms and instructions for proposal submissions. BAA's may be obtained by request in writing from U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, ATTN: MCMR-ACQ-BA, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5012. Pre-proposals are encouraged prior to submission of a formal application. (See also www.fedbizopps.gov, search on Army Medical Command).
Award Procedure
Proposals are evaluated by in-house committee or by a combination of in-house and extramural review committees against the following factors: (1) Military and program relevance; (2) research objective; (3) scientific feasibility; (4) qualifications; (5) facilities; and (6) budget. The final stage of evaluation is the establishment of an order of merit in which all competing proposals are ranked on the basis of their respective military relevance and scientific merit evaluations. Award amount will be negotiated with those proposals recommended for acceptance. Awards depend upon the availability of funds and the priority which USAMRDC determines to exist at the time of award.
Deadlines
No overall program deadlines exist. Individual research areas may initiate deadlines which will be communicated upon review of the pre-proposal.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Not applicable.
Renewals
Once a grant is awarded, any follow-on research proposal is treated as a new request. Follow-on work should allow for the review time noted above.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no formula or matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
The length of time for which support is requested should be consistent with the nature and complexity of the proposed research. The maximum period acceptable for a research proposal is 5 years. Funds are normally released on a quarterly basis.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Quarterly financial reports and a final financial transactions report, i.e. SF 272 are required. Additionally, some grants may require midterm and/or final technical reports.
Audits
Defense Contract Audit Agency or Department of Health and Human Services Audit Agency with no specific frequency established.
Records
Recipients are required to maintain records adequate to reflect the nature and extent of their costs and expenditures and to insure that the required cost of participation is achieved. Records must be maintained for 3 years following the date of submission of final reimbursement request for services rendered.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2001, the program awards were fairly evenly distributed across the research program areas. In addition to the programs cited above and the dollars noted in the Obligations section above, the activity awarded nearly $200 million in research grants in support of the Department of the Army's Breast Cancer Research Program.
Financial Information
Account Identification
21-2040-0-1-051.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $137,380,000; FY 03 est $56,530,000; and FY 04 est $140,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$100,000 to $5,000,000. Average: $650,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command Board Agency Announcement (BAA) available without cost from the sponsoring agency. OMB Circular Nos. A- 110 and A-122 are applicable to the project grants.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Attn: SGRD-RMA-RC, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 21702-5014. POC: Mr. Craig D. Lebo. Telephone: (301) 619- 2036.
Headquarters Office
U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, ATTN: MCMR-ACQ-BA, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5012. Telephone: (301) 619-7216.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
(1) Characterization and Utilization of Opioid-Like Hibernation Factors, $621K; (2) Analysis of Investigational Drugs in Biological Fluids, Method Development and Routine Assay, $2.4M; (3) Studies of Altered Response to Infection Induced by Severe Injury, $1.1M; and (4) Mechanisms of Cutaneous Vesication, $862K.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
