# DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526prcrpia-dow-peer-reviewed-cancer-idea-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362265

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 30 awards worth $18.0 million in total. Applications closed on October 5, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942526PRCRPIA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 5, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 30 |
| Total funding | $18.0 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 2026 (FY26) 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 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. • New for FY26: Early Career Investigator Option: The Early Career Investigator option is designed to support the continued development of promising independent investigators that are early in their faculty appointments.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942526PRCRPIA still open?

No. It closed on October 5, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea Award?

Closed October 5, 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 $18.0 million in total across about 30 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.