RR&D Research Career Development Program (CDA-1, CDA-2, CDEA)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Rehabilitation Research and Development Service

Traditional Early-career award

Mentored career development awards giving clinically and non-clinically trained researchers protected time to become independent VA investigators, on projects relevant to the health and function of veterans with disabilities.

Indicative award

Not a cash award (not a cash award)No salary support or research budget figures are published on the public programme page; amounts are stated only in the RFAs and Program Guide 1200.04, which sit on the VA ORD intranet.

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · May, NovPublished deadline: 2026-11-01 — 79 days awayLetters of intent are due May 1 for the summer review cycle and November 1 for the winter cycle, submitted as a single PDF to rrdreviews@va.gov. An LOI is required for each cycle, including resubmissions.

Who can apply

Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty

Eligibility

Open to clinically and non-clinically trained researchers. A VA appointment need not exist at application but must be in place by the funding start date, and the primary mentor should be a VA employee (the mentoring team may include non-VA members). An approved Letter of Intent is required before a full application.

SSWR clusters

Topics

rehabilitation research · career development · mentored research · disability and function

Apply at

https://www.research.va.gov/isrm/rrdt/cdp.cfm

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RR&D Research Career Development Program (CDA-1, CDA-2, CDEA)

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