DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Program funding
$18,000,000
- Opportunity #
- HT942526PRCRPIA
- Agency
- Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
- ALN (CFDA)
- 12.420
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- May 6, 2026
- Closes
- Oct 5, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Synopsis
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award (IA) supports innovative, untested, high-risk/potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or basic cancer research. The advancement of knowledge in cancer research, patient care, and/or treatment options in the Military Health System (MHS) is critical to Service Members, Veterans, other military beneficiaries and the American public.
Distinctive Features: The proposed project should demonstrate creative thinking and innovation.
• Incremental advances, the next logical step, or switching a model system from one cancer to another cancer are not appropriate for this award.
• Inclusion of preliminary data is not required; however, the project must be based on strong scientific rationale.
• New for FY26: Early Career Investigator Option: The Early Career Investigator option is designed to support the continued development of promising independent investigators that are early in their faculty appointments.
Contact
Abigail Strock Contract Specialist · help@eBRAP.org