AOPA Announces 2017 Request for Proposals for O&P Pilot Research Grants

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), in partnership with the Center for O&P Learning & Evidence-Based Practice (COPL), has unveiled its 2017 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) inviting submissions for conducting Orthotic and Prosthetic research.

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA), in partnership with the Center for O&P Learning & Evidence Based Practice (COPL), has unveiled its 2017 Requests for Proposals (RFPs) inviting submissions for conducting Orthotic and Prosthetic research. AOPA will be funding up to four pilot grants for amounts up to $15,000 each. There are sixteen potential areas of O&P research including an open topic.

“AOPA is dedicated to advancing the O&P evidence base, and these pilot grants give researchers a great opportunity to start projects that they can build on to secure more funding from NIH and other sources. We have even seen several researchers go on to publish their COPL funded research, which speaks to the high quality of the research that is resulting from these funds,” said Michael Oros, CPO, LPO, FAAOP, President of AOPA.

The 2017 research topics available for funding includes the study of prosthesis prescribing patterns, the effects of prosthetic component selection on community activity level, effectiveness of custom vs. OTS AFOs, and thirteen other topics.

Questions? Please contact Lauren Anderson, AOPA’s Manager of Communications, Policy, and Strategic Initiatives at 571/431-0843 or landerson@aopanet.org.

About AOPA

A trusted partner, advocating for and serving the orthotic and prosthetic community, the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) fosters relationships with decision makers, provides education, supports research, and advances equality to strengthen the orthotic and prosthetic profession and improve the lives of its patients. Since 1917, AOPA has been the largest trade association consisting of more than 1,800 patient care facilities and suppliers that together manufacture, distribute, design, fabricate, fit, and provide clinical care for patients using orthoses (orthopedic braces) and prostheses (artificial limbs). Each and every day, AOPA and its members strive for a world where orthotic and prosthetic care transforms lives.