# DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526rcrpca-dow-rare-cancers-concept-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362847

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 18 awards worth $2.5 million in total. Applications closed on September 30, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942526RCRPCA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 30, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 18 |
| Total funding | $2.5 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 fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Concept Award (CA) supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking novel concepts in rare cancers. Applications must describe how the new idea will be innovative and present as a novel course of investigation in the field of rare cancers. Distinctive Features: Preliminary data are not required. Due to the blinded nature of the review process, identifying or making references to the Principal Investigator (PI), collaborator(s), or their organization(s) in the proposal Project Narrative, Supporting Documentations, Impact Statement, Justification Statement, and Statement of Work (SOW) is prohibited and will result in administrative rejection of the application.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942526RCRPCA still open?

No. It closed on September 30, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award?

Closed September 30, 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 $2.5 million in total across about 18 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.