# DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942525prcrpia-dod-peer-reviewed-cancer-idea-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359097

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $14.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 25, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942525PRCRPIA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 25, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $14.0 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

Summary: The fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award (IA) 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 Military Health System (MHS) is critical to active-duty Service Members, Veterans, other military beneficiaries, and the American public. Distinctive Features: • The proposed project should demonstrate creative thinking and innovation. • Incremental advances, the next logical step, or switching a model system from one cancer to another cancer are not appropriate for this award. • Inclusion of preliminary data is not required; however, the project must be based on strong scientific rationale. Funding Details: (New for FY25) Funding limits are now listed as total cost limits, which is the combination of both direct and indirect costs.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942525PRCRPIA still open?

No. It closed on September 25, 2025. 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 25, 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 $14.0 million in total across about 25 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.