CSRA nabs $180M contract to support medical research program

CSRA has won a five-year, $180 million contract to provide scientific, information technology and administrative solutions to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP).

The CDMRP is a global funding organization that supports cancer, military medical, and other disease and injury-specific research, managing more than $1 billion in biomedical research investments annually, CSRA said in a release.

Under the contract, the company will support grant application receipt and scientific evaluation as well as recruit and train scientists, clinicians and specialists. CSRA will additionally provide logistics support and maintain CDMRP’s electronic application portal, known as eBRAP.