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[Award Mechanism] Clinical Trial Development Award [Eligibility] Independent investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) [Funding] Maximum funding of $300,000 in total costs (direct plus indirect costs) Period of performance up to 18 months [Key Mechanism Elements] 
Supports planning and preparations for clinical trials that will have a significant impact on military combat-related orthopaedic injuries Preliminary data are required Not intended to fund original research, only activities to support planning for a future clinical trial such as protocol development, regulatory filings, establishing access to study populations and/or the intervention/study agent, developing collaborations, etc Funds may not be used to conduct a clinical trial Preproposal submission is required; application submission is by invitation only
Press Release: FY14 Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
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