# DoD Pancreatic Cancer, Idea Development Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81xwh-21-pcarp-ida-dod-pancreatic-cancer-idea-development-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333649

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $8.4 million in total. Applications closed on October 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81XWH-21-PCARP-IDA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $8.4 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

The PCARP Idea Development Award supports the development of innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for individuals with pancreatic cancer. This award mechanism is designed to support innovative ideas with the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. Significant features of the Idea Development Award: · Impact: The proposed research is expected to make an important and original contribution to advancing the understanding of pancreatic cancer and ultimately lead to improved outcomes for individuals with pancreatic cancer. The project’s impact on both pancreatic cancer research and patient care should be articulated, even if clinical impact is not an immediate outcome. · Innovation: Research deemed innovative may represent a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Research may be innovative in study concept, research methods or technology, or adaptations of existing methods or technologies. Research that represents an incremental advance on previously published work is not considered innovative. · Personnel: Personnel are considered a crucial element of the FY21 PCARP Idea Development Award. At least one member of the research team should have experience in pancreatic cancer research as demonstrated by recent publications and funding. Inclusion of a biostatistician in the study team is encouraged. · Research must be based on preliminary data: Although the proposed research must have direct relevance to pancreatic cancer, the required preliminary data, which may include unpublished results from the laboratory of the Principal Investigator(s) (PI(s)), research team, or collaborators named on the application, may be from outside the pancreatic cancer research field. Research should also be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and critical review and analysis of the literature. Partnering PI Option for Early-Career Investigator: The FY21 Idea Development Award mechanism is offering a higher level of funding for applications that propose to partner an experienced PI (i.e., Initiating PI, who will serve as the mentor) with an Early-Career Partnering PI) wishing to pursue a career in pancreatic cancer research.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81XWH-21-PCARP-IDA still open?

No. It closed on October 1, 2021. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Pancreatic Cancer, Idea Development Award?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Pancreatic Cancer, Idea Development Award?

Closed October 1, 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 $8.4 million in total across about 4 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.