DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Research Award
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 24, 2026
- Posted
- May 1, 2026
- Closes
- September 24, 2026
- Program funding
- $4,000,000
- Expected awards
- 4
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.420
- Archives
- October 24, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.420 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1.4B
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.3B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $448.9M
- Awards in window
- 5,933
Top recipients: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center, Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the, The Johns Hopkins University, Duke University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026
Synopsis
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimer’s Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Research Award (TrRA) supports non-incremental, robust, well-designed research that drives transformative advancements in reducing risk and preventing the development of Alzheimer’s disease and/or Alzheimer's disease related dementias (AD/ADRD).
Distinctive Features:
• Applications must address at least one of the following focus areas:
○ Risk Factor Knowledge: Research that advances understanding, identification, and/or validation of risk and/or protective factors, with research outcomes/products focused on accelerating solutions. Projects may include, but are not limited to, research on environmental, epigenetic, genetic, lifestyle, occupational, or other risks not listed here.
○ Risk Reduction Solutions: Research that describes methods, technologies, and strategies that contribute to reducing risk and preventing AD/ADRD.
• Clinical research is allowed, however clinical trials and animal research are prohibited.
• Preliminary data are required.
• Community collaboration is required for research prospectively enrolling human subjects.
• Career Initiation or Transition (CIT) Partnership Option: The TrRA includes an option for more than one PI and supports both new and existing collaborative partnerships. If recommended for funding, each PI will be named on separate awards to the recipient organization(s). If utilizing this option, at least one independent investigator must meet
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"
How to apply
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