Rehabilitation Research, Development, and Translation Scientific Merit Review Board
Purpose
To provide for the impartial selection of the most meritorious research projects for support by Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) research funds and to offer advice for research program officials on program priorities and policies. The ultimate objective of the Board is to ensure through recommendations that the VA Office of Research and Development’s
(ORD) Rehabilitation Research, Development, and Translation (RRDT) portfolio advances scientific knowledge and fosters innovations to maximize Veterans’ functional independence, quality of life, and participation in their lives and community. To meet the RRDT mission, rehabilitation research may restore, replace, or return Veterans’ function to improve their quality of life. The Board does not consider grants, contracts, or other forms of extramural research.
Committee Manager
Kristy Benton-Grover
Documents
- April 2026 Charter (PDF, 180 KB, 3 pages, 04/10/2026)
- March 2024 Minutes (PDF, 62 KB, 2 pages, 03/26/2024)
- August 2024 Minutes (PDF, 70 KB, 3 pages, 08/28/2024)
- March 2025 Minutes (PDF, 102 KB, 3 pages, 03/05/2025)
- August 2025 Minutes (PDF, 148 KB, 4 pages, 08/20/2025)
- December 2025 Minutes (PDF, 293, 4 pages, 03/04/2026