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58 funding opportunities from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA are open now and list small businesses among their eligible applicants. Each one links to its official grants.gov page.
Eligibility here means the funder listed small businesses or left the competition unrestricted. It is not a determination that you personally qualify — every announcement carries its own conditions, and some restrict by state, by research field, or by prior award. Read the announcement.
| Opportunity | Category | Per award | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoW Epilepsy Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel research that has the potential to increase understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.0M across 2 awards | Aug 17, 2026today |
| DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Leadership AwardSummary: This funding opportunity announcement seeks to solicit a Director and Deputy Director to lead the Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center (ViP-TERC). The ViP-TERC is a unique, interactive… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.6M across 1 award | Aug 17, 2026today |
| DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Faculty AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) seeks to advance post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) research through development of investigators new to the PTE field. To accomplish this, the ERP is soliciting Faculty… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $3.2M across 4 awards | Aug 17, 2026today |
| DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research AwardSummary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Leveraging Research Award is to support basic, translational and/or clinical research that repurposes or expands existing research resources to accelerate… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.6M across 2 awards | Aug 17, 2026today |
| DoW Epilepsy Research Partnership AwardSummary: The intent of the Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Research Partnership Award is to support new or existing research partnerships focused on collaboratively addressing critical questions relevant to post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) in… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.0M across 1 award | Aug 17, 2026today |
| DoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Development AwardSummary: This funding mechanism supports planning and development activities and pilot studies that will generate preliminary data and demonstrate feasibility for achieving the aims of a future interventional study. Successful studies may… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $500K across 2 awards | Aug 24, 20267 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and have the potential to make an important… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $13.6M across 8 awards | Sep 2, 202616 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Physician Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Physician Research Award (PRA) Supports a mentored research experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties for careers in prostate cancer research. All… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $8.8M across 8 awards | Sep 2, 202616 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Early Investigator Research AwardSummary: 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… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $8.8M across 14 awards | Sep 2, 202616 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Data Science AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Data Science Award (DSA) supports research that develops or uses quantitative and analytical approaches, processes and/or systems to obtain knowledge and insight… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $5.6M across 4 awards | Sep 2, 202616 days |
| DoW Lung Cancer Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $6.4M across 8 awards | Sep 2, 202616 days |
| DoW Lung Cancer Translational Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports advanced translational research that will foster transformation of promising ideas in lung cancer into clinical… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $9.1M across 6 awards | Sep 2, 202616 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award (NFRALA) supports visionary, established neurofibromatosis (NF) investigators with documented history of… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.4M across 1 award | Sep 14, 202628 days |
| DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Reconstructive Transplant Research Program (RTRP) Concept Award supports the exploration of highly innovative new concepts or untested theories that address an important problem relevant to… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $600K across 3 awards | Sep 16, 202630 days |
| DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Clinical/Translational Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) Clinical/Translational Research Award (CTRA) supports advanced translational research to accelerate promising ideas in Duchenne muscular dystrophy… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $8.5M across 6 awards | Sep 18, 202632 days |
| DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes new ideas that are still in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield impactful data and… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.5M across 5 awards | Sep 18, 202632 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Scholar AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Scholar Award (NFRA-SA) supports early-career independent investigators (Scholars) joining the Neurofibromatosis Research… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $3.6M across 3 awards | Sep 22, 202636 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports high-impact research that addresses a critical need and has the potential to make important contributions… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $6.0M across 7 awards | Sep 22, 202636 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Exploration-Hypothesis Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award (EHDA) supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.3M across 8 awards | Sep 22, 202636 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Synergistic Idea AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Synergistic Idea Award (SIA) supports new ideas that represent synergistic approaches to neurofibromatosis (NF) research involving two or three Principal… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $6.4M across 2 awards | Sep 22, 202636 days |
| DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have significant impact on the treatment and management of… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $94.5M across 9 awards | Sep 22, 202636 days |
| DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Platform Clinical Translation AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Platform Clinical Translation Award supports the translational development and/or early-phase clinical trials for broadly applicable clinical technologies… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $30.0M across 2 awards | Sep 22, 202636 days |
| DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar AwardSummary: Initially created in fiscal year 2019 (FY19), the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators (AKCI) is a unique interactive virtual academy providing intensive mentoring, national networking… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.4M across 2 awards | Sep 28, 202642 days |
| DoW Kidney Cancer, Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports the development of high-impact ideas that advance the understanding of kidney cancer and ultimately lead to improved patient… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $7.8M across 8 awards | Sep 28, 202642 days |
| DoW Rare Cancers Concept AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Concept Award (CA) supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking novel concepts in rare cancers. Applications must describe how the new idea will… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.5M across 18 awards | Sep 30, 202644 days |
| DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $45.0M across 10 awards | Oct 5, 202649 days |
| DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award (IA) supports innovative, untested, high-risk/potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or basic cancer research. The… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $18.0M across 30 awards | Oct 5, 202649 days |
| DoW, Peer Reviewed Cancer, Impact AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Impact Award supports mature research that will have a near-term impact on clinical cancer care in one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRCRP Topic… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $45.0M across 30 awards | Oct 5, 202649 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar AwardSummary: Supports the addition of independent, early career investigators (Scholars) who are no more than seven years from their initial faculty appointment to the Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Melanoma Academy. The Melanoma Academy is a… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.5M across 2 awards | Oct 14, 202658 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award addresses the relatively new and underfunded area of melanoma-specific survivorship by supporting a broad range of innovative and impactful… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.0M across 2 awards | Oct 14, 202658 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Team Science AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Team Science Award supports a broad range of hypothesis-driven, multidisciplinary studies that have a short-term goal of advancing the state of the science in melanoma… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $18.9M across 9 awards | Oct 14, 202658 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare MelanomasSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas, supports a multidisciplinary research program of at least two, but not more than three, distinct but complementary research… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $5.6M across 2 awards | Oct 14, 202658 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea AwardSummary: 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… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $5.6M across 10 awards | Oct 14, 202658 days |
| DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Health Services Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Research Award (HSRA) intends to fund high-impact research that bridges the gap between research, practice and… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $8.0M across 2 awards | Oct 15, 202659 days |
| DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) intends to support clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on psychological… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $18.6M across 6 awards | Oct 15, 202659 days |
| DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Translational Research AwardSummary: The Translational Research Award (TRA) intends to accelerate the conversion of scientific findings into impactful clinical applications. The TRA prioritizes innovative approaches over purely iterative or incremental research… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $9.0M across 6 awards | Oct 15, 202659 days |
| DoW Military Burn, Discovery AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in combat-relevant burn care that… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $400K across 2 awards | Oct 21, 202665 days |
| DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research AwardSummary: Despite significant research investment in combat-relevant burn care, a disparity exists between newly discovered knowledge in burn care and its implementation into clinical practice across the distributed operational battlespace… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $3.4M across 2 awards | Oct 21, 202665 days |
| DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award (TTDA) is a burn-focused, product-driven award mechanism intended to provide support for the translation of promising… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $5.0M across 3 awards | Oct 21, 202665 days |
| DoW Autism Career Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award supports early-career, independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators from other research fields to conduct… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.5M across 2 awards | Oct 22, 202666 days |
| DoW Autism Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of autism. Clinical… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $3.2M across 1 award | Oct 22, 202666 days |
| DoW Autism Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Idea Development Award supports the development of innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.2M across 3 awards | Oct 22, 202666 days |
| DoW Tick-Borne Disease Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research AwardSummary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Award (TDRA) is to support product-driven therapeutic and diagnostic development research aimed at reducing the… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.6M across 2 awards | Oct 22, 202666 days |
| DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development AwardSummary: The BMFRP Idea Development Award (IDA) is intended to support innovative ideas and high-impact approaches based on scientifically sound evidence to move toward the BMFRP’s vision of understanding and curing BMF diseases… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $4.0M across 5 awards | Nov 4, 202679 days |
| DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Investigator-Initiated Research AwardSummary: Supports studies that further develop mature ideas, expand upon key discoveries, and have the potential to make significant advances in bone marrow (BMF) failure research and/or patient care. Investigator-Initiated Research Award… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.2M across 1 award | Nov 4, 202679 days |
| DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Resource Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) Resource Development Award (RDA) supports the development of a multiomic atlas generated from well-annotated human bone marrow failure (BMF) samples, with… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $1.2M across 1 award | Nov 4, 202679 days |
| DoW Parkinson’s, Early Investigator Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Parkinson’s Research Program (PRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) supports Parkinson’s disease (PD) research for investigators in the early stages of their careers. The FY26 EIRA offers two… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $4.2M across 7 awards | Nov 6, 202681 days |
| DoW Parkinson’s, Investigator-Initiated Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Parkinson’s Research Program (PRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports highly rigorous, multidisciplinary, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make an important… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $10.0M across 5 awards | Nov 6, 202681 days |
| DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Translation Research Award (CTRA) supports high-impact, new, or emerging clinical research that requires additional preliminary studies, such as… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $6.1M across 3 awards | Nov 12, 202687 days |
| DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) Military Medical Research and Development Award (MMRDA) mechanism is intended to fund the logical continuation of previous Department of War… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $8.8M across 4 awards | Nov 16, 202691 days |
| DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program (CRRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports hypothesis-driven innovative, high-impact translational research that will accelerate the movement of… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $4.4M across 3 awards | Nov 18, 202693 days |
| DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Orthopaedic Research Program (ORP) Clinical Research Award (CRA) seeks clinical research that evaluates orthopaedic-specific factors and interventions. The ORP intends for research supported by this… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $13.6M across 5 awards | Nov 18, 202693 days |
| DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development AwardSummary: 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… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $7.3M across 15 awards | Nov 18, 202693 days |
| DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research AwardSummary: The Orthopaedic Research Program (ORP) Applied Research Award (ARA) seeks applied research applications focused on advancing optimal treatment and restoration of function for individuals with orthopaedic injuries sustained during… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $3.8M across 4 awards | Nov 18, 202693 days |
| DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Resource and Community Development Award (RCDA) supports the development of research resources and clinical or preclinical datasets that will advance the field of… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $5.6M across 5 awards | Nov 18, 202693 days |
| DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) mechanism supports the advancement, execution, and analysis of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $4.5M across 1 award | Nov 19, 202694 days |
| DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) is intended to support studies that will make an important contribution toward research and/or patient care for diseases or… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $2.4M across 3 awards | Nov 19, 202694 days |
| DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research AwardSummary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Translational Research Award (TRA) is to support translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in military-related… | Science and Technology and other Research and Development | $6.0M across 4 awards | Nov 19, 202694 days |
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