What is a Statement of Work (SOW)?

Many Department of Defense (DoD) non-dilutive funding opportunities require applicants to submit a statement of work (SOW) as part of the application process. However, while most applicants will be familiar with the Hypothesis/Specific Aims format of a White Paper or Technical Proposal, many people may not be familiar with the SOW’s purpose or Objectives/Tasks/Milestones/Deliverables-oriented structure. The SOW information presented here is focused on biomedical and human systems technologies rather than “line” or non-medical technologies. However, as biomedical ...

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FY19 Update: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Funding and Annual Topic Area Changes

A great source of non-dilutive funding for small business concerns (SBCs) and Universities is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP summary). CDMRP currently has 32 research programs, which includes the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). There are also 50 topic areas in the PRMRP that your company can apply for in FY19. These topics are selected ...

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Top 7 Funded Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP): 2009-2019 Funding History per Program

The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) offer a great way for small biomedical research companies that are unfamiliar with the Department of Defense (DoD)-associated funding opportunities and application processes to ease into broadening their funding sources to include DoD resources. CDMRP is a congressionally funded special interest set of programs that are managed by the DoD. The CDMRP fills research gaps by funding high impact, high risk, and ...

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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) R&D Funding from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant health issue that occurs at a high rate in military populations. According to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, more than 380,000 Service members have been diagnosed with TBI since 2000. TBI is also a significant public health burden that most commonly is a result of car accidents, falls, or sports injuries [CDC]. The Department of defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) ...

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Cancer R&D Funding from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)

Does your company have a therapeutic candidate (small molecule, monoclonal antibody, combination product, or other) for the treatment of a type of cancer? Does your therapeutic candidate have multiple indications for multiple types of cancers (e.g., drugs targeting reactive oxygen species [ROS] or cell surface receptors [GPCRs, EGFR]; protein inhibitors [Hsp90, ATR kinase]; epigenetic enzymes [LSD1]; or combination therapies [erlotinib ...

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FY16 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Update and How Topics Change Year-to-Year

This post has since been updated: FY19 Update: CDMRP PRMRP Funding and Annual Topic Area Changes

A great source of non-dilutive funding for a small business concern (SBC) and Universities is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP summary). CDRMP has 23 research programs, which includes the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). Within each research topic are award types, such as the Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA), ...

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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) – How It Can Fund Your Biomedical Technologies

The thought of applying for funding opportunities from the Department of Defense (DoD) can seem daunting. The process and requirements are often unfamiliar and confusing, and it can be unnerving to spend so much time and effort on an unsure thing. That is why Tier Seven is here to help. We can assist in navigating the DoD funding process in a seamless, streamlined manner that integrates into your organization’s current R&D goals.

Here we will examine a ...

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