It is intended to provide release time or provide equipment and supplies for new investigators or for experienced investigators who have a novel idea. The grants are awarded to researchers in the health policy or health services area, who have the experience to conduct research on critical health policy issues in emergency medicine. The goal of this directed grant program is to fund research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves. The goal of this directed grant program is to fund research proposals specifically targeting research that is designed to improve the outcome of patients who suffer cardiac arrest.
Potential proposals can include basic science, translational or clinical science investigations.