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W81XWH-22-MRP-FPA: DoD Melanoma, Focused Program Award- Rare Melanomas

Closed Closed October 5, 2022 Opportunity W81XWH-22-MRP-FPA

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 2022.

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.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 3, 2022. 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
HT942525MRPFPARMMay 14, 2025Closed October 1, 2025Closed
HT942524MRPFPARMMay 8, 2024Closed August 26, 2024Closed
HT9425-23-MRP-FPA-RMMay 18, 2023Closed September 22, 2023Closed

Key dates

PostedJune 1, 2022
DeadlineOctober 5, 2022
Archived by Grants.govNovember 4, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

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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).

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-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.

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