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Open Veterans Affairs grants

  • A Clinician-Facilitated Intervention to Integrate a Mobile Health App in Mental Health Care to Improve the Social Support of Veterans with PTSD

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2026open

    Background: Veterans with PTSD often have substantial interpersonal problems and low perceived social support from family, partners, and peers. Interp...

  • Improving the Evaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergies in VA Community Living Centers

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2026open

    Background: Penicillin allergies are reported in 10% of the US population, with higher rates in hospitalized and older patients. In the VA, reported p...

  • Leveraging VA National Data, Expert Consensus, and Veteran Input to Develop and Refine a Pragmatic Trial Protocol Comparing Integrated Interventions to Address Co-Occurring Pain and PTSD in Veterans

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2026open

    Background: Chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are prevalent co-occurring conditions in Veterans associated with poorer health and ...

  • Modeling of acute kidney injury in organoids.

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    Of patients admitted to VA intensive care units, nearly one quarter have or develop acute kidney injury (AKI), which is associated with an approximate...

  • Development of 12-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors for diabetes treatment.

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    Approximately 25% of US Veterans have diabetes and the annual mortality rate due to diabetes in Veterans is almost double of the rate in Veterans with...

  • Developing a patient-centered intervention to improve exercise adoption and adherence among post-9/11 women Veterans

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    Background: Women Veterans often report little or no exercise after leaving military service. Regular exercise contributes to significant benefits in ...

  • Stimulating the vagus nerve to improve gait in Veterans with Parkinson's disease

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    More than 110,000 US Veterans living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) currently receive PD-related care and services from the VA. PD is a complex chronic...

  • Biomechanical factors for non-plantar ulcers in diabetic foot disease

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    Diabetic foot disease remains one of the most devastating consequences of diabetes, with the development of a foot ulcer, its infection, amputation of...

  • Reliability and Validity of Continuous Inter-Limb Stability in Veterans with lower Limb Loss

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    There is currently no valid or reliable biomechanical variable available to objectively measure the continuous stability of Veterans with lower limb l...

  • The role of alpha-adrenergic vasoconstriction on blood flow to exercising skeletal muscle in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

    Deadline: Mar 31, 2027open

    Heart Failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality among older adults in America1. Veterans, in particular, appear to have a great...

  • Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mobile Intervention for Suicidal Thoughts

    Deadline: May 31, 2027open

    Given the dramatic increase in Veteran suicide rates in the past two decades, there is a clear need to develop innovative and effective interventions ...

  • Exploring Virtual Reality Mindfulness Training for Veterans with SCI and Chronic Pain.

    Deadline: Jun 30, 2027open

    1 Background and Significance: An estimated 70% of individuals with SCI struggle with chronic pain, which 2 negatively impacts quality of life, satis...

  • Novel Kinematic Methods for Detecting Vestibular Loss in Veterans

    Deadline: Jun 30, 2027open

    Project Background/Rationale: The purpose of this proposal is to improve our techniques for testing peripheral vestibular (inner-ear balance) function...

  • Determining the Validity and Reliability of the Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Impact Questionnaire in Veterans with Neurogenic Bladder

    Deadline: Jun 30, 2027open

    Chronic neurologic injuries and diseases such as spinal cord injury (SCI) and multiple sclerosis (MS) often cause bladder dysfunction [‘neurogenic bla...

  • Validation of the disease-protective effects of pristimerin in EAE models with complementary characteristics

    Deadline: Jul 31, 2027open

    Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system characterized by demyelination of the axons, leading to wea...

  • Re-animation of the eye with neodymium actuation system

    Deadline: Sep 30, 2027open

    Partial ophthalmoplegia due to a single cranial nerve palsy are common with an estimated 700,000 cases in the US and 15,000 new cases annually in the ...

  • Exploring the Role of Central Auditory Processing in Spoken Language Comprehension in Aphasia after Stroke

    Deadline: Sep 30, 2027open

    Two million Americans—100,000 of whom are Veterans—are living with aphasia, a debilitating communication disorder most commonly caused by stroke. Impa...

  • Mechano-driven Immune Crosstalk During Joint Degeneration

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2027open

    Career Development and Mentoring: My long-term career goal is to establish an independent laboratory evaluating the inflammatory environment associate...

  • Mapping the Fascicular Anatomy of Human Sciatic Nerve to Inform Electrode Designs and Placement Locations to Improve Standing Neuroprostheses

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2027open

    1 Our ultimate objective is to help Veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI) regain the ability to stand through 2 peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS),...

  • Combining transspinal electrical stimulation and adipose-derived stem cell secretome as a therapy for ALS

    Deadline: Dec 31, 2027open

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and fatal neuromuscular disease that places extreme financial, physical, and emotional burdens on...

How to apply for Veterans Affairs grants

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