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RFAs and Program Announcements

Information regarding new funding announcements with specific instructions for electronic submission as well as updates to existing RFA's and Program Announcements will be posted in the RFA and Program Announcements section.
Please refer to the VA ORD Intranet site for further details, 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 RFAs

The BLRD and CSRD RFAs for 2022 have been posted.

Please refer to the BLRD and CSRD RFA Requirements that describe the budget, eligibility, and LOI requirements for each specific RFA.

Please make sure you are using the most current version of these RFAs dated October 4, 2021.

Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development (BLRD)

BLRD Merit Review Award (Parent I01) (Revised December 28, 2021) BX-22-001 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Deployment Health Research (OEF/OIF/OND [I01]) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-002 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-003 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (101) (Revised December 28, 2021) BX-22-004 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Suicide Prevention Research (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-005 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Collaborative Merit Review Award (BCCMA) (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-007 Spring and Fall
BLRD Data Science Merit Review Award (I01) (Revised December 28, 2021) BX-22-008 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Lead Isolation and Optimization and Pre-IND studies of Drugs and Biologics (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-010 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-011 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for VA Psychiatrists (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-020 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-021 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-022 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-2) [IK2]) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-023 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-2 [IK2]) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-024 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Transition Award (CDTA) for VA Psychiatrists (IK4) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-025 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-1) [IK1]) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-026 Spring and Fall
Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1] for Suicide Prevention (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-027 Spring and Fall
Developing and Validating Alternatives to the Use of Canines, Felines and Non-Human Primates in VA Research (I01) (Released February 4, 2022) BX-22-032 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Research on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (I21) (Revised December 28, 2021) BX-22-040 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I21]) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-041 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards to Validate Novel Animal or Cell-based Models of Diseases (I21) (Revised April 4, 2022). BX-22-042 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards for Validation of Clinically Relevant Findings from Population Studies (I21) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-043 Spring and Fall
BLRD Merit Review Pilot Project Awards to Validate Clinically Significant Novel Therapeutic Target(s) and Approach(es) (I21) (Released October 4, 2021) BX-22-044 Spring and Fall

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Clinical Science Research and Development (CSRD)

CSRD Merit Review Award (Parent I01) (Revised December 28, 2021) CX-22-001 Spring and Fall
CSRD Combined Proof of Concept and Clinical Trial Merit Review Award (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-005 Spring and Fall
CSRD Merit Review Award for Clinical Trials (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-006 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Collaborative Merit Review Award for Research (I01) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-007 Spring and Fall
CSRD Award for Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-011 Spring and Fall
CSRD Award for Research on New Treatments for Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (GWVI [I01]) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-013 Spring and Fall
Suicide Prevention Research Clinical Resource Center (S-CRC) (I01) (Released February 1, 2022) CX-22-015 Summmer 2022
CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for VA Psychiatrists (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-020 Spring and Fall
BLRD and CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1]) for U.S. Military Veteran Scientists (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-021 Spring and Fall
CSRD Merit Review Research Career Scientist (RCS) Award (IK6) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-022 Spring and Fall
CSRD Career Development Award (CDA-2) [IK2]) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-023 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority Serving Institutions (CDA-2 [IK2]) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-024 Spring and Fall
CSRD Career Development Transition Award (CDTA) for VA Psychiatrists (IK4) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-025 Spring and Fall
Research Career Development Award for Scientists Associated with Minority ServingInstitutions (CDA-1) [IK1]) (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-026 Spring and Fall
Career Development Award (CDA-1) [IK1] for Suicide Prevention (Released October 4, 2021) CX-22-027 Spring and Fall

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