ONHS Report: HT942526SCIRPTRA

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award

Solicitation ID: HT942526SCIRPTRA

Agency: DHA

Type: Grant

Deadline: 2026-11-12T00:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Maybe (Team Member/MIPR)

Funding: Approximately $8.32M is available to fund about 4 awards, with total cost caps of $2.0M for a Single PI or $2.16M for the Early-Career Partnership Option per award.

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: No

Program Manager: help@eBRAP.org

Last Updated: 2026-08-19 14:57

Analyzed File: HT942526SCIRPTRA_GG.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

Applications involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia, industry, the DOW, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other federal government agencies are highly encouraged... Intragovernmental obligations of funding will be made according to the terms of a negotiated Inter-Agency Agreement... Funding obligated to intragovernmental... organizations will be sent through the Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR)...

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translational research to accelerate the movement of promising ideas in spinal cord injury (SCI) research into clinical applications. The program encourages research across the continuum of care and requires proposals to address at least one of four priority areas: Acute Injury Intervention, Secondary Health Effects, Psychosocial Well-Being, or Rehabilitation and Regeneration. Distinctive features of this award include a mandatory requirement for applicants to include at least one SCI community partner for consultation and an optional Early-Career Partnership track which allows for two Principal Investigators (PIs), one of whom must be an early-career investigator. The award supports a range of studies, including preclinical evaluation, clinical studies, and small pilot clinical trials as part of a larger project. The maximum period of performance is 3 years, with a total cost cap of $2.0M for single PI applications and $2.16M for the Early-Career Partnership Option.

Overall Technical Areas

Spinal Cord Injury ResearchTranslational Medical ResearchPreclinical Animal ModelsPharmacologic InterventionsMedical Device DevelopmentNeuro-Regenerative TherapiesRehabilitation ScienceNeuroplasticity InterventionsPilot Clinical TrialsClinical Trial DesignHuman Subjects ResearchBiostatistical Data AnalysisAcute Injury InterventionsManagement of SCI ComplicationsPsychosocial Interventions

Probable LBNL Areas

N/A

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

Develop and/or test interventions, e.g., surgical, device, pharmacologic, that protect spinal cord tissue from further damage shortly after injury and can be administered on a timeline suitable for acute trauma care in both battlefield and civilian settings.
Adoption of management/stabilization practices into the standard of care for acute spinal cord injury, leading to meaningfully improved outcomes within the prehospital, hospital or deployed environments.

Specific Technical Skills:

Surgical InterventionsMedical Device DevelopmentPharmacologyNeuroprotectionTrauma CarePrehospital MedicineBattlefield MedicineTissue EngineeringClinical Translation

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization

Example Priorities:

Develop and/or test interventions to prevent or manage the secondary health effects of spinal cord injury that impact injury survivors throughout their lifespan.
Adoption of interventions into the standard of care that significantly reduce the burden of secondary health effects and improve the lifelong health of SCI survivors.

Specific Technical Skills:

Chronic Disease ManagementPharmacologyLongitudinal StudiesHealth Services ResearchEpidemiologyRehabilitation MedicinePatient-Reported OutcomesPreventive Medicine

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization

Example Priorities:

Develop and/or test psychosocial interventions that are specifically tailored to the unique needs of individuals with SCI, their families and/or care partners.
Adoption of interventions into the standard of care that promote psychosocial well-being for people with SCI, their families and/or care partners.

Specific Technical Skills:

PsychologyBehavioral HealthFamily CounselingCommunity-Based InterventionsMental Health ServicesSocial WorkQualitative ResearchPatient AdvocacyHealth Equity

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization

Example Priorities:

Develop and/or test rehabilitation, regenerative, or neuroplastic interventions for individuals with spinal cord injury that can be implemented at any stage of life post-injury.
Adoption of validated rehabilitation and regenerative therapies into the standard of care that meaningfully improve function, independence, and quality of life after SCI.

Specific Technical Skills:

Rehabilitation TherapyRegenerative MedicineNeuroplasticityStem Cell TherapyNeurostimulationPhysical TherapyOccupational TherapyFunctional Recovery AssessmentAssistive Technology

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization

Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Peter Tennessen	0.73	PSA \| Engineering \| Mechanical Engineering · Medical Device Development
Karthik Shekhar	0.72	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Biodesign Dept · Neuro-Regenerative Therapies
Zixi Hu	0.72	CSA \| AMCR \| Mathematics · Biostatistical Data Analysis
Kevin Fan	0.71	LD \| LD \| Strategic Partnerships · Neuroplasticity Interventions
Jennifer Rosenbluth	0.71	· Translational Medical Research
Jian-Hua Mao	0.71	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Preclinical Animal Models
Gerard Marriott	0.70	BSA \| Molecular Biophysics & Integrated Bioimaging \| Cellular & Tissue Image · Pharmacologic Interventions
Drew Paine	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Human Subjects Research
Eleanor Zizka	0.70	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Department of BioEngineering and BioMedical Sciences · Clinical Trial Design
Steven Hofmeyr	0.70	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Management of SCI Complications

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

In accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 and all associated laws, all fundamental research funded by the DOW must be evaluated for affiliations with foreign entities.