applications to the fiscal year 2017 (fy17) joint program committee-8/clinical and rehabilitative medicine research program (jpc-8/crmrp) are being solicited for the defense health agency (dha) research and development (j9), by the u.s. army medical research acquisition activity (usamraa). as directed by the office of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs (oasd[ha]), dha research and development manages the defense health program (dhp) research, development, test, and evaluation (rdt&e) appropriation. the u.s. army medical research and materiel command (usamrmc) congressionally directed medical research programs (cdmrp) provides defense medical research and development program (dmrdp) execution management support for dhp core research program areas, including jpc-8/crmrp. this program announcement/funding opportunity and subsequent awards will be managed and executed by the cdmrp with strategic oversight from jpc-8/crmrp.
the jpc-8/crmrp is one of the major program areas within the dha and seeks to implement long-term strategies to develop knowledge and materiel products to reconstruct, rehabilitate, and provide definitive care for injured service members. the ultimate goal is to return service members to duty and improve their quality of life.
the fy17 jpc-8/crmrp hearing and balance research award is intended to provide support for research of exceptional scientific merit that has the potential to make a significant impact on improving the function, wellness, and overall quality of life for injured military service members, veterans, their caregivers and family members, and the american public. to address sensory systems requirements as defined in the crmrp initial capabilities document and the combat casualty care research program capability based assessment, the hearing and balance research award programmatic panel identified the following four major capability gaps for fy17.
to meet the intent of the award mechanism, all applications must specifically address one or more of the fy17 jpc-8/crmrp hearing and balance research award capability gaps listed below. applications proposing research outside of these capability gaps should not be submitted in response to this program announcement/funding opportunity.
· lack of knowledge of the prevalence, incidence, natural history, occupational and gender-related differences of tinnitus and its possible relation to individual blast/noise exposure
· lack of standardized metrics for hearing and/or vestibular assessment and monitoring in clinical and operational environments
· lack of understanding of the primary/secondary (e.g., mechanical/injury progression) effects of blast exposure leading to the neuronal dysfunction of auditory and/or vestibular systems
· lack of knowledge and effective strategies and products for hearing and/or vestibular restoration
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