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Requests for Applications (RFA) and Program Announcements

Information regarding new funding announcements with specific instructions for electronic submission as well as updates to existing RFA and Program Announcements will be posted on the intranet at https://vaww.research.va.gov/funding/rfa.cfm (copy and paste this link into your browser). This page is not available to the public. VA funding is available to VA investigators only.






Updates to BLRD and CSRD RFA

The BLRD and CSRD RFAs for 2024 have been posted.

Please refer to the BLRD and CSRD RFA Requirements that describe the budget, eligibility, and LOI requirements for each specific RFA.

Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development (BLRD)

BLR&D Merit Review Award (Parent I01) (Released October 1, 2023; Updated January 16, 2024) BX-24-001 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Deployment Health Research (OEF/OIF/OND [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-002 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-003 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (101) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-004 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Suicide Prevention Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-005 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Collaborative Merit Review Award (BCCMA) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-007 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Military Exposure Research Program (MERP) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-009 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Lead Isolation and Optimization and Pre-IND studies of Drugs and Biologics (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-010 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-011 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for VA Psychiatrists (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-020 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-021 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-022 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-2) [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-023 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-2 [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-024 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Transition Award (CDTA) for VA Psychiatrists (IK4) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-025 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-1) [IK1]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-026 Spring and Fall
Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1] for Suicide Prevention (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-027 Spring and Fall
Developing and Validating Alternatives to the Use of Canines, Felines and Non-Human Primates in VA Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023 ) BX-24-032 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-040 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I21]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-041 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards to Validate Novel Animal or Cell-based Models of Diseases (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-042 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Validation of Clinically Relevant Findings from Population Studies (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-043 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards to Validate Clinically Significant Novel Therapeutic Target(s) and Approach(es) (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-044 Spring and Fall
BLRD Pre-application for new, non-clinician investigators (I02) (Released October 5, 2023) BX-24-101 Winter and Summer

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Clinical Science Research and Development (CSRD)

CSRD Merit Review Award (Parent I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-001 Spring and Fall
CSR&D Merit Review Award (Precision Oncology Actively Managed Portfolio) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023; Updated November 1, 2023) CX-24-002 Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall
CSR&D Precision Oncology Actively Managed Portfolio Clinical Trials (I01) (Released October 1, 2023; Updated November 1, 2023; Revised December 14, 2023) CX-24-004 Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall
CSRD Combined Proof of Concept and Clinical Trial Merit Review Award (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-005 Spring and Fall
CSRD Merit Review Award for Clinical Trials (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-006 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Collaborative Merit Review Award for Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-007 Spring and Fall
CSRD Merit Review Award for Military Exposure Research Program (MERP) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-009 Spring and Fall
CSRD Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-011 Spring and Fall
CSRD Award for Research on New Treatments for Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-013 Spring and Fall
CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for VA Psychiatrists (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-020 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-021 Spring and Fall
CSRD Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-022 Spring and Fall
CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-2) [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-023 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-2 [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-024 Spring and Fall
CSRD Career Development Transition Award (CDTA) for VA Psychiatrists (IK4) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-025 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority ServingInstitutions (CDA-1) [IK1]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-026 Spring and Fall
Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1] for Suicide Prevention (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-027 Spring and Fall

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