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DOD — Department of Defense

DOD funds defense research through DARPA, SBIR/STTR programs, and service branches including Army, Navy, and Air Force research offices.

ACTIVE GRANTS: 159 // TOTAL CAPACITY: $13,395,944,999 // STATUS: LIVE
Mission

To provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure national security, supporting both basic research and applied technology development.

Established 1947
Annual Budget $858 billion
Active Grants 159
Total Capacity $13,395,944,999

Department of Defense: Key Programs & Funding Mechanisms

DARPA Programs
High-risk, high-reward research for breakthrough technologies with national security applications.
SBIR/STTR (DoD)
The largest federal SBIR program — supports small businesses developing dual-use defense technologies.
Army Research Office (ARO)
Funds basic research in physical sciences, engineering, and information sciences for Army modernization.
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Supports science and technology programs for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Funds basic research relevant to the Air Force and Space Force missions.

Active DOD Grant Opportunities

SEC_ID: W911NF25S0007 06/02/2030
Staff Research Program
Award $10,000,000

The ARO is soliciting proposals for Staff Research Program opportunities. The purpose of the program is to enable ARO scientific s...

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SEC_ID: W911QY25R0023 02/27/2030
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement
Award Agency Discretion

The Soldier Center is seeking solutions in the following scientific and technical areas: Combat Feeding & Equipment – Ration dev...

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SEC_ID: HQ003423NFOEASD17 08/07/2028
Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants
Award $800,000

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) promotes access to and productio...

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SEC_ID: FA2391-23-S-2403 05/10/2043
Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)
Award Agency Discretion

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)

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SEC_ID: FA875021S7006 09/30/2026
GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION (GeoPEX)
Award $99,900,000

PLEASE NOTE: No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opport...

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SEC_ID: FA875024S7006 09/09/2029
Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval
Award $99,000,000

“No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opportunity anno...

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SEC_ID: FA875025S7001 12/05/2028
FOUNDATIONS OF TRUSTED SYSTEMS
Award $99,900,000

https://sam.gov/opp/6a5d1f379ee34a0395eeb98e220c730c/view

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SEC_ID: N0016424SNB35 See Registry
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for NSWC Crane
Award Agency Discretion

This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas, and technology demonstrators that offer potential for advancement and improv...

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SEC_ID: FA238424S2233 08/22/2044
Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining
Award Agency Discretion

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (U...

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SEC_ID: FA238424S2334 09/30/2027
CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas
Award Agency Discretion

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medici...

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SEC_ID: FA238424S2335 09/30/2027
CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas
Award Agency Discretion

The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medici...

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SEC_ID: HR001126S0003 09/30/2026
Biological Technologies
Award Agency Discretion

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is soliciting proposals that leverage b...

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SEC_ID: FA875024S7003 05/22/2029
Coordinating Austere Nodes through Virtualization and Analysis of Streams (CANVAS)
Award $24,900,000

“No submissions through Grants.gov will be accepted. All submissions must follow SAM.gov instructions. For full opportunity anno...

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SEC_ID: W911NF-17-S-0003-SPECIALNOTICE-LC-CSAC See Registry
Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC)
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**PLEASE REVIEW FULL SPECIAL NOTICE** Funding Opportunity Title: Low-Cost Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (LC CSAC) Funding Instrument Typ...

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SEC_ID: W911NF-22-S-0011 See Registry
Tactical Behaviors for Autonomous Maneuver
Award $2,300,000

**UPDATE 5 APRIL 2024: The proposal submission date has been updated to 24 April 2024. The FOA has been amended to reflect this su...

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SEC_ID: FA520922S0001 08/30/2027
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Indo-Pacific Fundamental Research Collaboration Opportunities
Award Agency Discretion

The entire package was also posted on System for Award Management (SAM) with its title, One-Step Open BAA, US Army Combat Capabili...

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SEC_ID: W911NF-23-S-0003 01/04/2028
DEVCOM ANALYSIS CENTER BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR APPLIED RESEARCH
Award Agency Discretion

The purpose of this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35 and Funding Opportunity Ann...

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SEC_ID: W911NF-24-S-0008 04/04/2029
ARMY APPLICATIONS LAB BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DISRUPTIVE APPLICATIONS
Award Agency Discretion

This BAA sets forth research areas of interest to the Army Applications Lab (AAL). This BAA is issued under paragraph 6.102(d)(2) ...

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SEC_ID: HDTRA1-25-S-0001 09/30/2034
Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction
Award $500,000,000

** Fundamental Research BAA Amendment 2 posted on January 15, 2026** This Amendment adds Topics B1-B6. PRE-APPLICATION WHITE PAPER...

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SEC_ID: FA8650-19-S-5010 07/12/2026
Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity
Award $9,000,000,000

**ACCEPTANCE OF WHITE PAPERS IS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE** Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production...

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SEC_ID: N00244-26-S-NPS-F001 01/13/2030
Research Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School
Award $20,000,000

This FOA is intended for proposals related to basic and applied research in the STEM categories, and not related to the developmen...

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SEC_ID: W912HZ26S0001 01/01/2027
ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Award $999,999,999

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is issuing this announcement for various ...

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SEC_ID: HR001125S0011 12/22/2026
TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025
Award Agency Discretion

The DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO) creates technological surprise and provides new options for national security, by demon...

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SEC_ID: HQ003425NFOEASD03 01/22/2030
Department of War Cyber Service Academy (DoW CSA)
Award $20,000,000

See the "Related Documents" and "Package" tabs for the complete application package, including the full text of the Notice of Fund...

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SEC_ID: W911NF21S0009 04/30/2027
LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC)
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The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) in partnership with NSA’s Laboratory for Physical Science (LPS) is soliciting Incubator, Col...

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SEC_ID: HQ003423NFOEASD01 02/08/2028
NDEP STEM Open NFO
Award $10,000,000

This is an open NFO, applicants may apply to this posting or subsequent amendments for specific STEM activities. See the Related D...

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SEC_ID: W81EWF-26-SOI-0003 07/09/2026
Willow Creek Reservoir Water Quality Research and Evaluation Studies
Award $100,000

A. Background The overall goal of this project is to improve water quality conditions in Willow Creek Reservoir for the benefit of...

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SEC_ID: W911NF-23-S-0010 04/30/2028
UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (ARI) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BASIC, APPLIED, AND ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Award Agency Discretion

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which sets forth research areas of interest to the United States Army Research Institute for...

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SEC_ID: FA865122S0001 03/21/2027
Air Delivered Effects
Award $750,000,000

Broad Agency Announcement for Air Delivered Effects - Amendment 5

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SEC_ID: FA865125S0001 10/31/2029
Air Dominance Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Award $750,000,000

Broad Agency Announcement for Air Dominance. This effort was initially posted on 1 Nov 2024.

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SEC_ID: W81EWF-26-SOI-0004 07/06/2026
Improving Lake Superior outflow regulation and quantifying uncertainty
Award $400,000

A. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites proposals for a project to conduct a comprehensive uncertainty analysis for ne...

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SEC_ID: HM047623BAA0001 12/14/2026
Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
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The Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science and Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites proposers to submit innovat...

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SEC_ID: W911NF26S0085 08/11/2026
Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)
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SEC_ID: HR001126S0010 08/25/2026
Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)
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SEC_ID: N0001425SB001 09/30/2026
FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
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ONR, ONRG, and MCWL are interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range S&T Projects that offer potential for advancement and imp...

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SEC_ID: HQ003423NFOEASD07 01/08/2028
DoW’s Energy, Installations, and Environment Innovation Partners Programs
Award $100,000,000

The Office of the Under Secretary of War (OUSW), intends to award non-research cooperative agreements (CA) to help manage and sust...

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SEC_ID: FA955026S0001 See Registry
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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SEC_ID: W911NF-20-S-0008 03/31/2027
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Broad Agency Announcement
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The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's mission is "to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is ...

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SEC_ID: RDK-RAD-FOA-2024 07/18/2029
Research and Development (RAD) Directed Energy (RD) University Assistance Instruments
Award $49,000,000

Original Solictation: Closing Date of the FOA FROM: 18 July 2024 TO: 18 July 2029 Cost Ceiling $49M Contracting/Agreements Points ...

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SEC_ID: HQ003426NFOECAD01 07/10/2026
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum and 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center
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SEC_ID: HR001126S0013 08/26/2026
Multi Modal Materials Analysis (MMoMA)
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SEC_ID: N0001426SBC03 08/31/2026
GlobalX Challenge 26.1: AI-Native Air Interface for Tactical Communication Networks
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SEC_ID: N0001426SBC04 08/31/2026
GlobalX Challenge 26.2: Naval Southern Hemisphere Space Weather and Plasmas (NSHSWP)
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SEC_ID: N0001426SBC11 11/16/2026
Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research
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SEC_ID: N0001426SF001 12/11/2026
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program
Award Agency Discretion

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SEC_ID: HR001126S0011 06/22/2027
Information Processing Techniques Office Office-Wide
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SEC_ID: HT942526KCRPAKCIECSA 09/28/2026
DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526KCRPIDA 09/28/2026
DoW Kidney Cancer, Idea Development Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526KCRPCA 07/28/2026
DoW Kidney Cancer, Concept Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526DMDRPCTRA 09/18/2026
DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Clinical/Translational Research Award
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SEC_ID: N00173-24-S-BA01 09/30/2026
NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research
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Amendment 0006 The purpose of this amendment is to extend the due date for acceptance of White Papers. All other terms and conditi...

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SEC_ID: HT942526CRRPTRA 11/18/2026
DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526JWMRPMMRDA 11/16/2026
DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526BMFRPIDA 11/04/2026
DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526BMFRPIIRA 11/04/2026
DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526ATRPTRA 10/22/2026
DoW Arthritis Translational Research Award
Award $1,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Arthritis Research Program (ATRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports high-impact tra...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPTBCCDA 07/08/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award
Award $140,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Awa...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ERPIDA 08/17/2026
DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award
Award $2,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel research that has...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TSCRPIDA 08/06/2026
DoW Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Idea Development Award
Award $3,200,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports con...

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SEC_ID: HT942526AZRPTRCA 09/24/2026
DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Care Award
Award $5,400,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimer’s Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Care Award (TrCA) supports clinical resear...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TERPCTA 11/19/2026
DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial Award
Award $4,500,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) mechanism supports the adv...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TBIPHRPHSRA 10/15/2026
DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Health Services Research Award
Award $8,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Re...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PCRPIDA 09/02/2026
DoW Prostate Cancer, Idea Development Award
Award $13,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports new ideas that ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ORPCRA 11/18/2026
DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526HRRPFRA 09/10/2026
DoW Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award
Award $2,800,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Hearing Restoration Research Program (HRRP) Focused Research Award (FRA) supports promising r...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TBIPHRPCTA 10/15/2026
DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Clinical Trial Award
Award $18,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Clinical Trial Awa...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PCARPTRPA 10/07/2026
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Translational Research Partnership Award
Award $6,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Translational Research Partnership Award supports ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526OCRPOCAECI 10/01/2026
DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Academy – Early-Career Investigator Award
Award $4,500,000

Summary: Initially created in FY09, the OCRP Ovarian Cancer Academy (OCA) is a unique, interactive virtual academy providing inten...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MRPMASA 10/14/2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar Award
Award $1,540,000

Summary: Supports the addition of independent, early career investigators (Scholars) who are no more than seven years from their i...

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SEC_ID: HT942526OCRPOCCTAECI 10/01/2026
DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy – Early-Career Investigator Award
Award $4,200,000

Summary: Created in FY23, the Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy (OCCTA) supports the next generation of Early-Career Investiga...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ATRPCRA 10/22/2026
DoW Arthritis Clinical Research Award
Award $7,150,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Arthritis Research Program (ATRP) Clinical Research Award (CRA) supports clinical research th...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPBTA4 09/30/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 4
Award $21,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promising researc...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PCARPIDA 10/07/2026
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Idea Development Award
Award $9,900,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Idea Development Award supports the development of...

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SEC_ID: HT942526SCIRPCTRA 11/12/2026
DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award
Award $6,120,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Translation Research Award (CTRA) suppor...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRCRPCTA 10/05/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Clinical Trial Award
Award $45,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid i...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRPEIRA 11/06/2026
DoW Parkinson’s, Early Investigator Research Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526PRPIIRA 11/06/2026
DoW Parkinson’s, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526LRPTVDA 08/24/2026
DoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Development Award
Award $500,000

Summary: This funding mechanism supports planning and development activities and pilot studies that will generate preliminary data...

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SEC_ID: HT942526OCRPIIRA 10/01/2026
DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Award $16,450,000

Summary: The Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award is intended to support high-impact resea...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TSCRPEHDA 08/06/2026
DoW Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
Award $2,100,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MSRPEIRA 08/13/2026
DoW Multiple Sclerosis Early Investigator Research Award
Award $1,200,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) supports ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526LCRPIDA 09/02/2026
DoW Lung Cancer Idea Development Award
Award $6,400,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports conceptually innova...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TBDRPTDRA 10/22/2026
DoW Tick-Borne Disease Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Award
Award $2,650,000

Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Awa...

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SEC_ID: HT942526RCRPIDA 11/18/2026
DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526PCRPPRA 09/02/2026
DoW Prostate Cancer, Physician Research Award
Award $8,800,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Physician Research Award (PRA) Supports a mentored re...

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SEC_ID: HT942526RTRPCA 09/16/2026
DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526MBRPDA 10/21/2026
DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award
Award $400,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbr...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ERPVPTERCL 08/17/2026
DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Leadership Award
Award $1,600,000

Summary: This funding opportunity announcement seeks to solicit a Director and Deputy Director to lead the Epilepsy Research Progr...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PCRPEIRA 09/02/2026
DoW Prostate Cancer, Early Investigator Research Award
Award $8,820,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) supports pro...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPTTDA 08/06/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Award $67,200,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award, a pr...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MSRPIIRA 08/13/2026
DoW Multiple Sclerosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Award $6,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) suppo...

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SEC_ID: W911NF-23-S-0001 11/20/2027
DEVCOM ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH
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The purpose of this combined Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35 and Funding Opport...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BMFRPRDA 11/04/2026
DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Resource Development Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526NFRPNFRALA 09/14/2026
DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526NFRPNFRASA 09/22/2026
DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Scholar Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526NFRPIIRA 09/22/2026
DoW Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526NFRPEHDA 09/22/2026
DoW Neurofibromatosis Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
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SEC_ID: HT942526NFRPSIA 09/22/2026
DoW Neurofibromatosis Synergistic Idea Award
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SEC_ID: HT942523SBAA1 09/30/2027
DOD Defense Health Agency (DHA) Research & Development FY23-FY27 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT for Extramural Medical Research
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The USAMRDC’s mission is to provide solutions to medical problems of importance to the American Service Member at home and abroa...

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SEC_ID: W81XWH-22-DHAPP 09/18/2027
Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
Award Agency Discretion

ATTENTION: This announcement will be revised regularly to incorporate country specific narratives (Attachment 1 of the announcemen...

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SEC_ID: HT942526LCRPTRA 09/02/2026
DoW Lung Cancer Translational Research Award
Award $9,100,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports advanced tran...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TSCRPCTRA 08/06/2026
DoW Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Clinical Translational Research Award
Award $3,500,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Clinical Translational Research Award (CT...

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SEC_ID: HT9425-23-S-SOC1 07/31/2028
BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) for Extramural Biomedical and Human Performance Research and Development Department of Defense
Award $10,000,000

The FY23 -FY28 Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Biomedical Research and Development - HT9425-23-S-SOC1.

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPDA 07/30/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Discovery Award
Award $11,165,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award supports novel, untested, high...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPCTA 09/22/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award
Award $94,500,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implem...

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SEC_ID: HT942526SCIRPTRA 11/12/2026
DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award
Award $8,320,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports trans...

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SEC_ID: HT942526VRPTRA 11/12/2026
DoW Vision, Translational Research Award
Award $1,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translational resea...

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SEC_ID: HT942526VRPIIRA 11/12/2026
DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Award $4,400,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports basic thr...

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SEC_ID: HT942526SCIRPCTA 11/12/2026
DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award
Award $9,760,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid imp...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ALSRPPCTA 09/30/2026
DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Pilot Clinical Trial Award
Award $5,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Pilot Clinical Trial Award (PCTA) supp...

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SEC_ID: HT942526OCRPCTA 10/01/2026
DoW Ovarian Cancer, Clinical Trial Award
Award $5,600,000

Summary: The OCRP Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significa...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MBRPPCRA 10/21/2026
DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research Award
Award $3,400,000

Summary: Despite significant research investment in combat-relevant burn care, a disparity exists between newly discovered knowled...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPTBCCA 09/30/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award
Award $35,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award supports ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ERPVPTERCF 08/17/2026
DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Faculty Award
Award $3,200,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) seeks to advance post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) research throu...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TBDRPIDA 10/22/2026
DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award
Award $3,500,000

Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) is to ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ALSRPTIA 09/30/2026
DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Idea Award
Award $10,080,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Therapeutic Idea Award (TIA) supports ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526LRPTVA 08/24/2026
DoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Award
Award $2,000,000

Summary: This funding mechanism supports interventional research at the individual and/or health care system level which will resu...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPIPA 08/06/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Impact Award
Award $32,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Impact Award supports applied research, define...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPEOHS 07/08/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Era of Hope Scholar Award
Award $4,900,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Era of Hope Scholar Award supports individuals who are ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526AZRPTRRA 09/24/2026
DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Research Award
Award $4,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimer’s Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Research Award (TrRA) supports non-increme...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPPCTA 09/22/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Platform Clinical Translation Award
Award $30,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Platform Clinical Translation Award supports t...

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SEC_ID: HT942526DMDRPIDA 09/18/2026
DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development Award
Award Agency Discretion

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SEC_ID: HT942526ORPARA 11/18/2026
DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award
Award Agency Discretion

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRCRPIA 10/05/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award
Award $18,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award (IA) supports innovative, untested, ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MRPSRA 10/14/2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award
Award $2,040,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award addresses the relatively new and ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526VRPCTA 11/12/2026
DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award
Award $2,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid implementation of...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TERPIIRA 11/19/2026
DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award
Award $2,400,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) is intended to ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526TBIPHRPTRA 10/15/2026
DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Translational Research Award
Award $9,000,000

Summary: The Translational Research Award (TRA) intends to accelerate the conversion of scientific findings into impactful clinica...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MSRPCTA 08/13/2026
DoW Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trial Award
Award $4,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid impl...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ALSRPCOBA 09/30/2026
DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award
Award $7,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MSRPEHDA 08/13/2026
DoW Multiple Sclerosis Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award
Award $2,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award (EHDA...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPRAA 07/30/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Research Advancement Award
Award $19,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Research Advancement Award supports fundamenta...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPCREA 07/08/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award
Award $15,400,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Clinical Research Extension Award supports research tha...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MBRPTTDA 10/21/2026
DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development Award
Award $5,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award (TTDA) is a bu...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PCARPFPTA 10/07/2026
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Focused Pilot Award
Award $1,200,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Focused Pilot Award supports the exploration and d...

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SEC_ID: HT942526AZRPTRDA 09/24/2026
DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Diagnosis Award
Award $3,200,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimer’s Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Diagnosis Award (TrDA) supports non-increm...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPBTA3 09/30/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 3
Award $12,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promising researc...

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SEC_ID: HT942526BCRPBTA12 07/08/2026
DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2
Award $31,800,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promising researc...

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SEC_ID: HT942526SCIRPIIRA 11/12/2026
DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Award $4,960,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supp...

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SEC_ID: HT942526LRPIA 08/24/2026
DoW Lupus, Idea Award
Award $1,500,000

Summary: This funding mechanism supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to a critical disco...

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SEC_ID: HT942526RCRPCA 09/30/2026
DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award
Award Agency Discretion

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SEC_ID: HT942526RCRPRCDA 11/18/2026
DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award
Award Agency Discretion

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SEC_ID: HT942526TERPTRA 11/19/2026
DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award
Award $6,000,000

Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Translational Research Award (TRA) is t...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ERPLRA 08/17/2026
DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research Award
Award $1,600,000

Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Leveraging Research Award is to support basic, ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ARPCDA 10/22/2026
DoW Autism Career Development Award
Award $1,500,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award supports early-career, independent inv...

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SEC_ID: HT942526OCRPPA 10/01/2026
DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award
Award $4,550,000

Summary: The Ovarian Cancer Pilot Award supports research that expands or modifies current thinking about and/or approaches in ova...

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SEC_ID: HT942526LCRPPCOSA 09/02/2026
DoW Lung Cancer Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award
Award $1,950,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award (PCOSA) ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ARPCTA 10/22/2026
DoW Autism Clinical Trial Award
Award $3,250,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementation of clini...

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SEC_ID: HT942526LRPIPA 08/24/2026
DoW Lupus, Impact Award
Award $5,000,000

Summary: This funding mechanism supports high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to make a major impact in lupus res...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRMRPLAHRA 08/06/2026
DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award
Award $16,800,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award su...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MRPTSA 10/14/2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award
Award $18,900,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Team Science Award supports a broad range of hypothesis-drive...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PRCRPIPA 10/05/2026
DoW, Peer Reviewed Cancer, Impact Award
Award $45,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Impact Award supports mature research that will...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ARPIDA 10/22/2026
DoW Autism Idea Development Award
Award $2,250,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Idea Development Award supports the development of innovative, ...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MRPFPARM 10/14/2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas
Award $5,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas, supports a multidis...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ERPRPA 08/17/2026
DoW Epilepsy Research Partnership Award
Award $2,000,000

Summary: The intent of the Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Research Partnership Award is to support new or existing research partn...

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SEC_ID: HT942526MRPIA 10/14/2026
DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award
Award $5,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potent...

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SEC_ID: HT942526VRPMCRA 09/10/2026
DoW Vision, Mentored Clinical Research Award
Award $150,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Mentored Clinical Research Award (MCRA) supports patient-orient...

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SEC_ID: HT942526PCRPDSA 09/02/2026
DoW Prostate Cancer, Data Science Award
Award $5,600,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Data Science Award (DSA) supports research that devel...

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SEC_ID: HT942526ALSRPTDA 09/30/2026
DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Development Award
Award $12,000,000

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Therapeutic Development Award (TDA) su...

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DOD Frequently Asked Questions

Can universities apply for DOD grants?
Yes. Universities are among the primary recipients of DOD research grants, particularly through DARPA, ARO, ONR, and AFOSR. Academic researchers can apply directly or partner with defense contractors.
What is the DOD SBIR program?
DOD operates the largest SBIR program in the federal government. Phase I awards provide up to $250,000 for feasibility studies (6 months). Phase II awards provide up to $1.75 million for prototype development (24 months). Phase III involves commercialization with DoD procurement.
Does DOD fund unclassified research?
Yes. The majority of DOD extramural grants (especially basic research funded through ARO, ONR, and AFOSR) are unclassified and published openly. DARPA programs may have classified components but often have unclassified research tracks.
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