The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), on behalf of the Office of Veterans' Affairs (OVA) (Cabinet Office) is seeking proposals that will drive forward better veteran health outcomes, and in the future, contribute to mainstream and sustainable improved treatments by the National Health Service.

Up to £2.7 million is available to fund multiple proposals in this competition. The OVA is expecting a broad range of proposals covering the 4 themes listed below.

Challenge 1: Digital, data and technology
Challenge 2: Surgical technology, bioengineering and rehabilitation for blast injuries
Challenge 3: Public Health, pain management, hearing loss and visual impairment
Challenge 4: Initiatives to help identify and / or provide solutions to disparities in female veterans’ health and healthcare

Please read the competition document on the DASA website before joining this webinar, for full details on this funding competition.

It should be noted that the standard DASA Terms and Conditions will only apply to funded applications from private companies. Successful submissions from academia and Public Sector research institutions will be managed under the OVA Terms and Conditions .

This online event is your chance to hear a summary of the competition requirements, and to ask your specific questions to the project team. The event will run as follows:

Overview of DASA
Overview of the Veterans' Health Innovation Fund Competition
Break (opportunity to submit questions)
Q&A, facilitated by Slido
Closing remarks

Please note

This event will be held on MS Teams, with Q&A facilitated by Slido.
Registration for this event will close Friday 15 July 2022 at midday.
Instructions on how to join the event and how to submit questions will be sent to the email address used in registration by 6pm Friday 15 July 2022. If you haven't received anything by that time, please check your junk folder, or email accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.

DASA Enterprise Collaboration Service Account

The Enterprise Collaboration Service is DASA’s proposal submission service. To access DASA’s services, apply for funding and be notified of competitions relevant to you, you must have an account.

Read more about how you can register for an account on the DASA website - https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-and-security-accelerator-submit-your-research-proposal

Veterans' Health Innovation Fund - Q&A Webinar