# DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526tbdrpida-dow-tick-borne-disease-idea-development-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362171

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $3.5 million in total. Applications closed on October 22, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942526TBDRPIDA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 22, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $3.5 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 intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) is to support conceptually innovative research that could lead to impactful discoveries or significant advancements that will accelerate progress toward reducing the burden of Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne diseases and conditions, and improving patient care and/or the quality of life. Applications should propose research that is conceptually innovative, introduces a new concept or question, challenges existing paradigms, approaches issues from a new perspective, or exhibits other uniquely creative qualities; and should not merely be a next logical step or an incremental advance on published data or ongoing research. Distinctive Features: A Career Development Option is available to eligible early-career investigators who propose to conduct impactful mechanism-relevant research under the mentorship of an experienced tick-borne disease researcher(s). Applications submitted under the IDA – Career Development Option (IDA-CDO) will be reviewed using separate, career development-specific evaluation criteria by a separate, dedicated peer review panel; and are subject to a lower cost limit than those submitted under the standard IDA. https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2026/tbdrppreann

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942526TBDRPIDA still open?

No. It closed on October 22, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award?

Closed October 22, 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 $3.5 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.