Collaborative Spine Research Foundation to Fund $10M in Research Projects

The Collaborative Spine Research Foundation (Collaborative Spine) — a non-profit 501(c)(3) grant administration and research organization, formed through a collaborative alliance between the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) to advance the science and practice of the highest-quality spine care through the collaborative funding and support of clinical research — has announced a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

The Collaborative Spine FOA soliciting research grant applications for clinical spine research will provide up to $10 million dollars for original research projects that address the 10 topics included in Collaborative Spine’s research agenda, available online at www.csrfoundation.net/CSRFresearchagenda.html. Research areas include assessment, methods and processes of spine care. Funding will be for projects of one to three years in duration, at an amount up to $300,000 per year. A second-round FOA, targeted for high-priority research topics, is anticipated for the fall of 2013.

Collaborative Spine anticipates research grant solicitations to be published by May 1, 2013, with funding to commence by Sept. 1, 2013. For more information, click here to read the full release.