W81XWH-21-PRMRP-DA: CDMRP PRMRP Discovery Award
Closed
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 75 awards worth $22.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 13, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 15, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Total funding$22.5 million
- Expected awards75
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement, Grant
Key dates
| Posted | March 15, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | May 13, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | June 12, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Is this a realistic fit?
- Most of the program's money (59% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The intent of the PRMRP Discovery Award is to support innovative, non-incremental, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications. Studies supported by this award are expected to lay the groundwork for future DOD FY21 Peer Reviewed Medical Discovery Award 5 avenues of scientific investigation. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on a sound scientific rationale and study design. Innovation is the most important review criterion. Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Research that represents an incremental advancement on previously published work is not considered innovative.
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. | Maryland | 81 | $546 million |
| The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Texas | 139 | $166 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | 157 | $153 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | 113 | $147 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | 86 | $123 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-PRMRP-DA still open?
No. It closed on May 13, 2021. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).
Who can apply for CDMRP PRMRP Discovery Award?
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA accepted applications from any type of organization.
What is the deadline for CDMRP PRMRP Discovery Award?
Closed May 13, 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 $22.5 million in total across about 75 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.