American Heart Association Innovative Project Award supports highly innovative, high-impact research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research. The award promotes unexplored ideas; therefore, preliminary data is not required and not accepted as part of the proposal. The principal investigator must hold a post-baccalaureate PhD degree or equivalent, or doctoral-level clinical degree, such as MD, DO, DVM, PharmD, or PhD in nursing, public health, or other clinical sciences.