# DoW Lupus, Impact Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526lrpipa-dow-lupus-impact-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362234

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $5.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 24, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942526LRPIPA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 24, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $5.0 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: This funding mechanism supports high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to make a major impact in lupus research and/or lupus disease. The emphasis is on impact. Research must address at least one of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lupus Research Program (LRP) Impact Award (IPA) focus areas. This funding mechanism does not allow clinical trials. Distinctive Features: The FY26 LRP IPA encourages, but does not require, preliminary data. An individual may be named as Principal Investigator (PI) on only one application per LRP award mechanism (Idea Award, IPA, Transformative Vision Development Award, Transformative Vision Award), for a maximum of four applications to the FY26 LRP.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942526LRPIPA still open?

No. It closed on August 24, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoW Lupus, Impact Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoW Lupus, Impact Award?

Closed August 24, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $5.0 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.