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HT9425-23-RCRP-IDA: DOD, Rare Cancers, Idea Development Award

Closed Closed September 29, 2023 Opportunity HT9425-23-RCRP-IDA ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award (HT942526BCRPCREA2). Status: Closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left). It is in our archive of Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA notices from 2023.

• Total funding$8.4 million
• Expected awards15
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The FY23 RCRP Idea Development Award promotes new ideas that are still in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. This award supports research supported by preliminary data that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress toward eradicating deaths and suffering from rare cancers. Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale. Preliminary data with disease-specific rationale (may include correlative studies to ongoing clinical research) to support the feasibility of the research hypotheses and research approaches are required; however, these data do not necessarily need to be derived from studies of the proposed rare cancer type(s)/subtype(s) under study. Key elements of the Idea Development Award are as follows: • Impact: Research that has high potential impact may lead to major advancements and greatly improve outcomes for people with rare cancers. • Research Idea: Although the proposed research must have direct relevance to rare cancers, the required preliminary data, which may include unpublished results from the laboratory of the Principal Investigator (PI), research team, or collaborators named on the application, or may be from outside the rare cancers research field. Research should also be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and critical review and analysis of the literature. The application should clearly and explicitly articulate the project’s potential impact on rare cancers. Applications that demonstrate exceptional scientific merit but lack high potential impact do not meet the intent of the Idea Development Award.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HT942526BCRPCREA2, which is open now.

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