HT942526MBRPDA: DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award
Closed
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 2026.
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $400,000 in total. Applications closed on October 21, 2026.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 21, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Total funding$400,000
- Expected awards2
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | May 21, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | October 21, 2026 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | November 20, 2026 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Is this a realistic fit?
- Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in combat-relevant burn care that provide the foundation for future translational and/or clinical research. The proposed project may be exploratory, hypothesis-driven, or hypothesis-generating research, but must be novel and must be based on a strong scientific rationale and a well-developed study design. Distinctive Features: The focus of this award mechanism is innovation. Proposed research should lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation or product development in the area of combat-relevant burn care. The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for groundbreaking future research projects.
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. | Maryland | 81 | $546 million |
| The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Texas | 139 | $166 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 157 | $153 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 113 | $147 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | 86 | $123 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 HT942526MBRPDA still open?
No. It closed on October 21, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).
Who can apply for DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award?
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA accepted applications from any type of organization.
What is the deadline for DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award?
Closed October 21, 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 $400,000 in total across about 2 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.