FEATURED SESSION: Federal Funding Opportunities & Initiatives for Rehabilitation (1265422)

Thursday, October 22, 2020

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST

Presenter(s)

Patricia A. Dorn, PhD

Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, District of Columbia

Presentation Slides
A. Cate Miller, PhD

Rehabiliation Program Specialist
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
Washington, District of Columbia

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
Theresa Hayes Cruz, PhD

Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio
Christopher T. Steele, CDR

Director, Military Operational Medicine Research Program
USARMY MEDCOM USAMRMC (USA)

Presentation Slides Presentation + Audio

Non-presenting author(s)

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Melissa Mehalick, PhD

Deputy Portfolio Manager
US Army Medical Research and Development Command, Military Operational Medicine Research Program, Maryland

Join the leadership of the federal agencies who fund rehabilitation research for an overview of their programs, funding opportunities, and special initiatives. Learn about resources that can support research initiatives in various conditions. Discover training opportunities, fellowship awards, and other resources to help young investigators begin their research career. Get an inside look at the collaborative efforts between the agencies and give your feedback on where additional collaboration can spur the science supporting rehabilitation medicine.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the different missions and funding priorities of the respective federal agencies involved in funding rehabilitation research.
Describe funding opportunities in areas relevant to their areas of research.
Recognize the methods by which federal funding agencies collaborate to advance science related to rehabilitation.