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OpenDoW Multiple Sclerosis Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
Federal funding opportunity HT942526MSRPEHDA from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA (Department of Defense).
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes August 13, 2026
- Posted
- May 5, 2026
- Closes
- August 13, 2026
- Program funding
- $2,000,000
- Expected awards
- 8
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.420
- Archives
- September 12, 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) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award (EHDA) supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research field. The studies supported by this award mechanism are expected to lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation. All applications must address at least one of the FY26 MSRP EHDA focus areas. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale and study design. The presentation of preliminary and/or published data is not required.
Distinctive Features: This funding mechanism includes two options: Established Investigator and New Investigator. The New Investigator option supports applicants early in their faculty appointments.
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"
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