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Research Funding: Navigating the DOD

Research Funding: Navigating the DOD. David Dorman, DVM, PhD, DABVT, DABT. Military Branch Research Offices. DOD. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Air Force. Navy USMC. Army. DOD Nomenclature. Grants Qualitatively similar to other funding agencies

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Research Funding: Navigating the DOD

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  1. Research Funding:Navigating the DOD David Dorman, DVM, PhD, DABVT, DABT

  2. Military Branch Research Offices DOD Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Air Force Navy USMC Army

  3. DOD Nomenclature • Grants • Qualitatively similar to other funding agencies • Grant review process may be less transparent • ID of “study section” members etc • Not all grants are peer-reviewed Asked to consult on burn pit issues Co-author $ DOD lead project Consulted on Iraqi sand project and TBI $ Collaborator Relationship building!!

  4. DOD Nomenclature • Grants and Contracts (“6” Money) • Science and Technology (S & T) • Basic research (6.1) • Applied research (6.2) • Advanced technology development (6.3) • Other categories (6.4 to 6.7) • Engineering • Facility support • Contracts (and some grants) • More reporting (e.g., monthly) • Briefing meetings

  5. DOD Grants and Contracts • Also used to develop or augment in-house capabilities of DOD personnel or labs • Career military scientists • Co-authorship expectations DOD clearance of publications Expertise varies Last minute research requests Unexpected travel

  6. DOD • DOD Process • Can vary tremendously by branch and program • Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) • Used by Branch offices • Often multi-step process • White paper • Full proposal • Military relevance

  7. DODWhere to Start • Grants.gov • US governmental resource • Central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards • Key word searches • May not be exhaustive

  8. DOD: Grants.Gov

  9. Grants.GovKey word = Veterinary (41 hits on 30 JAN 14)

  10. Search Strategies • Visit funding agency websites • Determine who is getting funded and for what topics • Contacting program officers can be less helpful than NIH because they often also serve as the contracting officer

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