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W81XWH-21-HRRP-FRA: DOD Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award

Closed Closed November 30, 2021 Opportunity W81XWH-21-HRRP-FRA

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 2021.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $8.8 million in total. Applications closed on November 30, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 28, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
HT942524HRRPFRAMarch 25, 2024Closed August 9, 2024Closed
HT9425-23-HRRP-FRAMay 11, 2023Closed September 7, 2023Closed
W81XWH-22-HRRP-FRAMay 17, 2022Closed November 30, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedMay 20, 2021
DeadlineNovember 30, 2021
Archived by Grants.govDecember 30, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The FY21 HRRP FRA mechanism is intended to support promising research that accelerates drug discovery and therapeutic development for hearing restoration after military-relevant auditory system injury or accelerates advances in diagnosis of auditory dysfunction in austere environments. New for FY21: Applicants are encouraged to leverage resources and expertise at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to improve efficiency and accelerate the translational process. A list of NCATS programs and resources supporting preclinical innovation can be found at https://ncats.nih.gov/preclinical. See announcement for full award description.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.Maryland81$546 million
The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterTexas139$166 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland157$153 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia113$147 million
Duke UniversityNorth Carolina86$123 million

Top states: Maryland ($793 million), California ($751 million), Texas ($598 million), Massachusetts ($586 million), New York ($508 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 W81XWH-21-HRRP-FRA still open?

No. It closed on November 30, 2021. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

Who can apply for DOD Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award?

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

What is the deadline for DOD Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award?

Closed November 30, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $8.8 million in total across about 9 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.

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