# DOD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942525dmdrpida-dod-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-idea-development-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358801

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 8, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942525DMDRPIDA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 8, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $2.5 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

Summary: The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) 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 new avenues of investigation. This award supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale. Distinctive Features: The FY25 DMDRP IDA mechanism has a New Investigator category for applicants early in their careers (i.e., within 10 years of their first faculty appointment or equivalent) or for established investigators new to DMD research. • The New Investigator – Early Stage category is designed to allow applicants early in their faculty appointments to compete for funding separately from established investigators. • The New Investigator – Transitioning category is designed for investigators in an area other than muscular dystrophy, at or above the level of Assistant Professor, seeking to transition to a career in DMD, thereby bringing their expertise to the field. Preliminary data relevant to DMD that supports the feasibility of the research hypotheses and research approaches are required.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942525DMDRPIDA still open?

No. It closed on August 8, 2025. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DOD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DOD Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development Award?

Closed August 8, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $2.5 million in total across about 5 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.