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DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA (Department of Defense) is accepting applications until November 18, 2026. It lists 15 awards expected, $7.4 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number
HT942526RCRPIDA
Status
Posted, open
Posted
June 17, 2026
Closes
November 18, 2026
Expected awards
15
Total funding
$7,350,000
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Assistance listing
12.420 Military Medical Research and Development
Contact
JoAnn Martin Grantor · [email protected] · 301-619-2594

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"

What the agency says

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes ideas that are ready for further development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation.

Distinctive Features: The RCRP encourages applicants to include an exploratory aim or sub-aim to support any necessary discovery-driven research. Preliminary data with disease-specific rationale are required. However, these data do not necessarily need to originate from studies of the proposed rare cancer type(s)/subtype(s) under study. Research should have high potential impact on rare cancers and the patient community.

The notice on Grants.gov

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