Programs

  • Research Funding and Collaboration

    FUNDING FOR THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF CVRE IS DERIVED FROM FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTING AND AWARD MECHANISM, AND PRIVATELY FUNDED AWARD AND CONTRACTS PROVIDED BY CORPORATIONS AND FROM OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE SPONSORED AWARDS ARE ISSUED IN THE FORMS OF - BUT NOT LIMITED - CRADA'S (COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AWARDS), INDUSTRY CONTRACTS, CLINICAL TRIAL AGREEMENTS AND GRANT AWARDS. CRADAS ESTABLISH THE TERMS OF SPONSORED COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, GENERALLY WITH NON-FEDERAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PARTIES' PRIOR INVENTIONS WHILE ALLOWING RESEARCH PARTNERS TO NEGOTIATE MANAGEMENT OF ANY NEW DISCOVERY OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE COLLABORATION. CRADAS ARE GOVERNED BY THE TITLE 15 COMMERCE AND TRADE, CHAPTER 63, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, SECTION 3710A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. THEY ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE VA OGC. ALL RESEARCH PROJECTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS VA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) COMMITTE AND APPLICABLE SUBCOMMITTEES. THE R&D COMMITTEE HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONDUCT AND OVERSIGHT OF ALL RESEARCH ADMINISTERED THIS ORGANIZATION, AND THE RESEARCH IS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. THESE TYPES OF RESEARCH STUDIES ARE DIFFERENTIATED BY FUNDING SOURCE, AND BY THEIR INTENT TO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7M

  • Educational Programs for VA Beneficiaries

    EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THIS ORGANIZATION MUST BENEFIT VA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND VA PERSONNEL. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS VA MEDICAL CENTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ELIGIBLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DEFINED UNDER 38 U.S.C. 7362(B).
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.5K