# DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942524prcrpia-dod-peer-reviewed-cancer-idea-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353914

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 20 awards worth $16.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 26, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942524PRCRPIA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 26, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | $16.0 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 FY24 PRCRP Idea Award supports innovative, untested, high-risk/potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or basic cancer research. The advancement of knowledge in cancer research, patient care, and/or treatment options in the MHS is critical to active-duty Service Members, Veterans, other military beneficiaries, and the American public. The intention of the Idea Award is innovative basic research that may introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. The Idea Award is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project in a laboratory. Incremental advances, the next logical step, or switching a model system from one cancer to another cancer are not considered innovative. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale and study design and generate robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for future research projects. Inclusion of preliminary data is discouraged. This award is not intended to support ongoing research in the applicant’s laboratory; therefore, inclusion of preliminary data is not consistent with the exploratory nature of this award. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to select the funding opportunity that is most appropriate for the research proposed. Advanced research with robust preliminary data is more appropriate for the FY24 PRCRP Impact Award (HT942524PRCRPIPA).

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942524PRCRPIA still open?

No. It closed on September 26, 2024. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award?

Closed September 26, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $16.0 million in total across about 20 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.