# DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526ocrppa-dow-ovarian-cancer-pilot-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362209

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 13 awards worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on October 1, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942526OCRPPA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 1, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 13 |
| Total funding | $4.5 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 Ovarian Cancer Pilot Award supports research that expands or modifies current thinking about and/or approaches in ovarian cancer, exploring innovative concepts or theories in ovarian cancer that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will drive the field forward. Distinctive Features: Innovation is key. Research projects that demonstrate exceptional scientific merit but lack innovation do not meet the intent of the mechanism. Preliminary data are not required but are allowed for this mechanism. This mechanism includes a blinded pre-application component. Pre-applications to this funding opportunity will undergo a blinded pre-application screening. While preparing your pre-application, do not include any material that may identify the PI, a collaborator, or the organization of the PI or collaborator.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942526OCRPPA still open?

No. It closed on October 1, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award?

Closed October 1, 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 $4.5 million in total across about 13 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.