DoW Prostate Cancer, Early Investigator Research Award
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes September 2, 2026
- Posted
- May 21, 2026
- Closes
- September 2, 2026
- Program funding
- $8,820,000
- Expected awards
- 14
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.420
- Archives
- October 2, 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) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) supports prostate cancer research conducted by investigators in the early stages of their careers with guidance from an experienced mentor. All applications must address one of the FY26 PCRP Overarching Challenges.
Distinctive Features:
· Early-Career Investigator: Serves as the principal investigator. Includes investigators possessing a doctoral degree or equivalent with fewer than three years of postdoctoral research experience at the application submission deadline, excluding clinical residency or clinical fellowship training.
· Mentorship: Applications must include at least one mentor who demonstrates experience in prostate cancer research and successful mentorship.
· Researcher Development Plan: Applications must include a researcher development plan articulating an individualized strategy for acquiring necessary skills, competence, and expertise to complete the project and foster the Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) career development
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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