CDMRP Spinal Cord Injury Research Program: Translational Research Award

The Spinal Cord Injury  Research Program challenges the scientific community to design innovative research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in the field of SCI-focused research.
Specific focus areas are:

• Preserving and protecting spinal cord tissue at time of injury for improved neurologic outcomes
• Identifying and validating biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and evaluation of treatment efficacies
• Developing, testing, and validating promising interventions to address bowel, genitourinary, neuropathic pain, cardiopulmonary, or autonomic dysfunction cross the life span of people with SCI
• Investigating psychosocial issues relevant to people with SCI, their families, and/or their care-partners
• Rehabilitation and regeneration—maximizing the function of the residual neural circuitry, including harnessing neuroplasticity and recovery to improve function after SCI

The Translational Research Award is intended to support translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in spinal cord injury research into clinical applications. Applications must include preliminary and/or published data that is relevant to SCI and the proposed research project.  

It is expected that 5 awards will be granted. 

Funding: $1,250,000 total. $1,350,000 for Early career partnership option 
Duration: 3 years 

Research Authority due date: 12.5.24
Pre application (required) due date: 20.5.24
Full proposal due date: 30.8.24