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FY24 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) funding opportunities are now available!

Posted on March 29, 2024 (October 23, 2024) by admin

For the fourth consecutive year, peripheral neuropathy (PN) has been renewed for research funding by the Department of Defense (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)’s $370 million fund for FY24. In advance of pre-application deadlines, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is sharing with you the FY24 funding mechanisms, award amounts, maximum direct costs and how to apply. FY24 […]

Newly Funded Research: Targeting Local B Cells to Prevent Chronification of Neuropathic Pain

Posted on March 7, 2024 (October 24, 2024) by admin

Principal Investigators Peter Grace, PhD, from MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, and Cobi Heijnen, PhD, from Rice University, were recently granted Investigator-Initiated Research Awards. Grace received funding totaling USD$3,064,079, and Heijnen received funding totaling USD$165,704. Peripheral Neuropathy Advocacy Grace and Heijnen’s awards were made possible through the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy’s (FPN) advocacy […]

Newly Funded Research: A Novel miR-155 Therapy for the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted on March 7, 2024 (October 24, 2024) by admin

Principal Investigator Shailly Jariwala, MS, PhD, of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, was recently granted a Discovery Award totaling USD$319,151 for her research on a new therapy for peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral Neuropathy Advocacy Jariwala’s award was made possible through the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy’s (FPN) advocacy efforts with the Department of Defense’s CDMRP program. Advocacy […]

Importance of Peripheral Neuropathy Recognized in Appropriations Act

Posted on July 28, 2023 (October 23, 2024) by admin

Importance of Peripheral Neuropathy: Since 2019, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has been actively engaged in a campaign to increase federal funding for peripheral neuropathy research. We had an extraordinary breakthrough in fiscal year 2021, when Congress included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for research funding from the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research […]

PN Renewed in Senate Defense Bill

Posted on July 27, 2023 (October 24, 2024) by admin

PN renewed in 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill

On July 27, 2023, the Senate Committee on Appropriations approved by a large bipartisan vote the Senate version of the fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations Act. As it has in the three previous years (FY21-23), the Committee included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for receiving research grants from the Department of Defense’s Peer Reviewed Medical […]

PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY RESEARCHERS INVITED TO PRE-APPLY FOR RESEARCH GRANTS FROM DoD PEER REVIEWED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

Posted on February 28, 2023 (October 24, 2024) by Lindsay Colbert

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy and the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program Co-Host March 8, 2023, Webinar About Award Pre-Applications CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For the third consecutive year, peripheral neuropathy (PN) has been renewed for research funding by the Department of Defense (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)’s $370 million fund. In advance of pre-application deadlines, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) […]

Call to Action 2023 – Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program!

Posted on February 27, 2023 (October 23, 2024) by Lindsay Colbert

What It Is In response to the tireless advocacy and outreach from the peripheral neuropathy (PN) community, Congress designated peripheral neuropathy as a condition in the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) in the annual Defense Appropriations Act during fiscal years 2021 through 2023. During that time, the Department of Defense funded more than $13 million in […]

Our Advocacy Work on The Hill

Posted on January 3, 2023 (October 24, 2024) by admin

In 2020, the peripheral neuropathy (PN) research community achieved a huge breakthrough. For the first time, Congress included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for study in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). This secured more than $8 million in grants for peripheral neuropathy research in fiscal year 2021. Our […]

Call to Action 2022! We Need to Keep Our Voices Loud!

Posted on April 8, 2022 (February 13, 2025) by admin

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is continuing its peripheral neuropathy advocacy campaign in 2022, to make funding available for research on peripheral neuropathy. FPN (and the scientific community) were pleased to see that over $8 million was awarded to research focused on PN. Additionally, this funding was provided under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) […]

PN Renewed in DOD Bill

Posted on March 9, 2022 (February 13, 2025) by admin

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is pleased to announce that peripheral neuropathy has been renewed as an eligible condition for Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the upcoming year. The Bill recently made it into law and FPN is proud that its lobbying campaign this past year was a success! Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program The […]

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