DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award
Federal funding opportunity HT942526MRPIA from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA (Department of Defense).
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes October 14, 2026
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
- Closes
- October 14, 2026
- Program funding
- $5,600,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.420
- Archives
- November 13, 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
- $329.9M
- Awards in window
- 5,781
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, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-reward research. Novelty and innovation are expected to be key aspects of the proposed project. By the end of the Idea Award funding period, the anticipated outcomes of successful efforts should establish proof of principle and obtain preliminary data to secure follow-on funding.
Distinctive Features:
• Preliminary data are discouraged.
• After submitting the required pre-application, investigators must receive an invitation to submit a full application.
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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