After concerted advocacy efforts to educate policymakers about the need to fund research for celiac disease with U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) resources, the Celiac Disease Foundation is proud to share that for the second year in a row, access to funding for celiac disease research is being made available through the U.S. DOD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (DOD-CDMRP)Peer Review Medical Research Program.

Pre-applications are now being accepted for the following awards:
Award Submission Deadlines
Clinical Trial Award Pre-Proposal: May 13, 2024

Full Application: August 19, 2024

Discovery Award Letter of Intent: May 6, 2024

Full Application: May 23, 2024

Impact Award Pre-Proposal: May 13, 2024

Full Application: June 6, 2024

Investigator-Initiated Research Award Letter of Intent: May 13, 2024

Full Application: May 23, 2024

Lifestyle and Behavioral Health Interventions Research Award Letter of Intent: May 13, 2024

Full Application: June 6, 2024

Technology/Therapeutic Development Award Letter of Intent: May 13, 2024

Full Application: June 6, 2024

For more information:

View Funding Opportunities and Forms here. 

Reference Table of Award Mechanisms (PDF)

General Application Instructions (PDF) 

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We encourage all interested researchers to submit their pre-applications (Pre-Proposals or Letters of Intent, as specified per award) by the above deadlines. Pre-applications must be submitted in order to submit full applications. Contact CDMRP-PRMRP with any questions at: [email protected] or 301-682-5507.

The DOD-CDMRP describes its Peer Review Medical Research Program (PRMRP) this way:

The PRMRP is committed to supporting research that has the potential to profoundly impact the development and implementation of medical devices, drugs, and clinical guidance that will enhance the precision and efficacy of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across a wide range of disciplines including autoimmune diseases and immunology…

This program is “Congressionally Directed,” and the list of diseases that are included in the research pool are decided by Congress with the “underlying goal of enhancing the health, care, and well-being of military Service Members, Veterans, retirees, and their family members.”

Many remarkable therapies for other diseases have emerged from PRMRP research. We are hopeful that treatment options—and a cure—for celiac disease will soon join them.

Attention Researchers: CDMRP Funding Opportunities Now Available