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HT942525PRCRPCDAFRO: DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Career Development Award – Fellow and Resident Option

Closed Closed July 3, 2025 Opportunity HT942525PRCRPCDAFRO

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 2025.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $6.7 million in total. Applications closed on July 3, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 11, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMay 22, 2025
DeadlineJuly 3, 2025
Archived by Grants.govAugust 2, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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What the grant funds

Summary: The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Clinical Development Award - Fellow and Resident Option (CDA-FRO) supports the advancement of cancer research through development of early-career investigators. Under this award mechanism, the early-career investigator is considered the Principal Investigator (PI), and the application should focus on the PI’s research and career development. The proposed research should address a critical problem in at least one of the FY25 PRCRP topic areas and at least one of the FY25 PRCRP strategic goals and should be designed to advance cancer research and/or improve patient care. Distinctive Features: There are two distinct early-career development options: the Fellow Option and the Resident Option. For the Fellow Option the PI must be an early-career researcher or physician-scientist (referred to as a Fellow) within seven years after completion of their terminal degree by the time of the application deadline (excluding time spent in residency, clinical training or on family medical leave). For the Resident Option the PI must be an early-career clinician performing their residency with an interest in becoming a physician-scientist. Career Guide: Inclusion of a Career Guide, experienced cancer researcher, as demonstrated by a strong record of funding and publications, is required for both the Fellow Option and the Resident Option. The Career Guide must demonstrate a commitment to advancing the PI’s career in cancer research. Funding Details: (New for FY25) Funding limits are now listed as total cost limits, which is the combination of both direct and indirect costs.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Military Medical Research and Development grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Military Medical Research and Development (12.420) awarded $6.9 billion across 5,470 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.Maryland81$546 million
The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterTexas139$166 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland157$153 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia113$147 million
Duke UniversityNorth Carolina86$123 million

Top states: Maryland ($793 million), California ($751 million), Texas ($598 million), Massachusetts ($586 million), New York ($508 million).

Applying now

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

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is HT942525PRCRPCDAFRO still open?

No. It closed on July 3, 2025. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

Who can apply for DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Career Development Award – Fellow and Resident Option?

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

What is the deadline for DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Career Development Award – Fellow and Resident Option?

Closed July 3, 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 $6.7 million in total across about 12 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.

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