# DoD Rare Cancers, Idea Development Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942525rcrpida-dod-rare-cancers-idea-development-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358794

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 14 awards worth $6.9 million in total. Applications closed on October 6, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942525RCRPIDA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 6, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 14 |
| Total funding | $6.9 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) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) 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. Distinctive Features: · Applications are encouraged to include an exploratory aim or sub-aim to support any necessary discovery-driven research. · Preliminary data with disease-specific rationale 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. · Research should have high potential impact on rare cancers and the patient community. 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 HT942525RCRPIDA still open?

No. It closed on October 6, 2025. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Rare Cancers, Idea Development Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Rare Cancers, Idea Development Award?

Closed October 6, 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 $6.9 million in total across about 14 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.