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A -- FISCAL YEAR 2000 DOD DEFENSE HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM INVITES PROPOSALS SOL CBD-DHP-0531 POC Craig D. Lebo, Contracting Officer, 301-619-2036 The Defense Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2000 (FY 00) provides $25M to support peer-reviewed research on military relevant health-related topics. As the executive agent for the Defense Health Research Program (DHRP), the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) has assigned this program to the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. The DHRP was established to provide support for military health-related research. Proposals are being solicited from agencies of local, state, and federal governments; educational institutions; nonprofit organizations; and private industry on the following topics: Acute Lung Injury Research, Paget's Disease, Advanced Soft Tissue Modeling, Retinal Display Technology, Alcohol Abuse Prevention Research, Smoking Cessation,Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, Stem Cell Research1, Dengue Fever Vaccine Research, Volumetrically Controlled Manufacturing, Childhood Asthma, Military Relevant Disease Management, Diabetes, Laser Eye Injury/Eye Cancer Research and Treatment,Digital Mammography Imaging, Healthcare Information Protection, Gulf War Illnesses and Sleep Management. FY 00 individual awards will normally be limited to a total of $2M inclusive of direct and indirect costs, with a maximum performance period of 4 years. The receipt deadline for DHRP proposals is August 23, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please consult the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) web site at http://www-usamraa.army.mil for information and to download copies of the FY 00 DHRP BAA 99-1 Supplement and the USAMRMC BAA 99-1. Applicants submitting proposals involving stem cell research are required to adhere to all laws, regulations, and guidelines. At a minimum, adherence to the guidelines contained in the following sources is required: http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/draftguidelines.htm and http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/factsheet.htm. Posted 05/31/00 (W-SN459942). (0152)

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