# DoD Prostate Cancer, Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht9425-23-pcrp-ehda-dod-prostate-cancer-exploration-hypothesis-development-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347268

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 14 awards worth $2.2 million in total. Applications closed on July 13, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT9425-23-PCRP-EHDA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 13, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 14 |
| Total funding | $2.2 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.420 |

## 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 grant funds

The FY23 PCRP Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award supports the exploration of highly innovative, untested, potentially high-gain concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods that address an important problem relevant to one or more of the FY23 PCRP Overarching Challenges. This award is designed to provide investigators the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations that may reveal entirely new avenues for investigation. Results of studies conducted through this award may provide the scientific premise upon which a new hypothesis can be based or initial proof-of-principle of an innovative hypothesis, laying the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation. Presentation of preliminary data is inconsistent with the intent of this award mechanism and is therefore strongly discouraged. However, logical reasoning and a sound scientific rationale for the proposed work must be described. Reviewers will be blinded to the identity of the Principal Investigator (PI), collaborator(s), and their organization(s). Refer to Section II.D.2.b.i, Full Application Guidelines, for more information. Because these awards are designed for preliminary investigations, projects involving human subjects or specimens will not be supported unless they are exempt from Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval or eligible for expedited review. Investigators must review their institutional requirements and guidelines for filing with the IRB for exempt or expedited status. Information can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 32, Section 219.104(d) (32 CFR 219.104[d]) for exempt status or 21 CFR 56.110 for expedited status. Applications proposing studies involving human subjects or specimens that do not qualify for exempt or expedited status will be administratively withdrawn. Clinical research is not allowed. Clinical research is defined as: (1) Patient-oriented research. Research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator (or colleague) directly interacts with human subjects. Excluded from this definition are in vitro studies that utilize human tissues that cannot be linked to a living individual. Patient-oriented research includes: (a) mechanisms of human disease, (b) therapeutic interventions, (c) clinical trials, and (d) development of new technologies. (2) Epidemiologic and behavioral studies. (3) Outcomes research and health services research.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT9425-23-PCRP-EHDA still open?

No. It closed on July 13, 2023. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Prostate Cancer, Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award?

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for DoD Prostate Cancer, Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award?

Closed July 13, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $2.2 million in total across about 14 awards.

### Who has won Military Medical Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 5,470 awards worth $6.9 billion in that time.