# DoD Melanoma, Focused Program Award- Rare Melanomas

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81xwh-22-mrp-fpa-dod-melanoma-focused-program-award-rare-melanomas/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340849

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $6.4 million in total. Applications closed on October 5, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81XWH-22-MRP-FPA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 5, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $6.4 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 FY22 MRP Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas (FPA-RM) is intended to support a synergistic, multidisciplinary research program of at least two, but not more than three, distinct but complementary projects addressing an overarching question relevant to rare melanomas. Applications for FPA-RM may propose research across the entire spectrum (biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis and detection, prognosis, treatment, and quality of life) and must address a critical unmet need relevant to rare melanomas (e.g., uveal, acral, mucosal, pediatric).

## Questions people ask

### Is W81XWH-22-MRP-FPA still open?

No. It closed on October 5, 2022. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoD Melanoma, Focused Program Award- Rare Melanomas?

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

### What is the deadline for DoD Melanoma, Focused Program Award- Rare Melanomas?

Closed October 5, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $6.4 million in total across about 2 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.