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Requests for Applications (RFA) and Program Announcements

Applications submitted after October 1, 2024, will need to respond to new portfolio Notices of Special Interest; these use new cross-portfolio RFAs that are currently being added. Furthermore, after October 1, 2024, pre-applications will be required for all submissions.

Information regarding new funding announcements with specific instructions for electronic submission as well as updates to existing RFA and Program Announcements for ALL services/programs 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 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Award for Deployment Health Research (OEF/OIF/OND [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-002 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Award for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-003 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Award for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (101) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-004 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Award for Suicide Prevention Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-005 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Collaborative Merit Review Award (BCCMA) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-007 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Award for Military Exposure Research Program (MERP) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023; Updated May 17, 2024) BX-24-009 Fall 2024
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 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-011 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for VA Psychiatrists (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-020 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-021 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-022 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-2) [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-023 Fall 2024
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-2 [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-024 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Transition Award (CDTA) for VA Psychiatrists (IK4) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-025 Fall 2024
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-1) [IK1]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-026 Fall 2024
Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1] for Suicide Prevention (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-027 Fall 2024
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 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-040 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I21]) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-041 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards to Validate Novel Animal or Cell-based Models of Diseases (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-042 Fall 2024
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Validation of Clinically Relevant Findings from Population Studies (I21) (Released October 1, 2023) BX-24-043 Fall 2024
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 Fall 2024
BLCS Pre-application for Military Exposures Research Program (I02) (Released May 17, 2024) BX-24-202 Fall 2024

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Clinical Science Research and Development (CSRD)

CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-021 Fall 2024
CSRD Merit Review Award (Parent I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-001 Fall 2024
CSR&D Merit Review Award (Precision Oncology Actively Managed Portfolio) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023; Updated November 1, 2023) CX-24-002 Fall 2024
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 Fall 2024
CSRD Combined Proof of Concept and Clinical Trial Merit Review Award (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-005 Fall 2024
CSRD Merit Review Award for Clinical Trials (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-006 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Collaborative Merit Review Award for Research (I01) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-007 Fall 2024
CSRD Merit Review Award for Military Exposure Research Program (MERP) (I01) (Released October 1, 2023; Updated May 17, 2024) CX-24-009 Fall 2024
CSRD Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-011 Fall 2024
CSRD Award for Research on New Treatments for Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-013 Fall 2024
CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for VA Psychiatrists (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-020 Fall 2024
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-021 Fall 2024
CSRD Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-022 Fall 2024
CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-2) [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-023 Fall 2024
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-2 [IK2]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-024 Fall 2024
CSRD Career Development Transition Award (CDTA) for VA Psychiatrists (IK4) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-025 Fall 2024
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority ServingInstitutions (CDA-1) [IK1]) (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-026 Fall 2024
Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1] for Suicide Prevention (Released October 1, 2023) CX-24-027 Fall 2024
BLCS Pre-application for Military Exposures Research Program (I02) (Released May 17, 2024) CX-24-202 Fall 2024

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