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W81XWH-22-PRARP-IIRA: DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program, Investigator- Initiated Research Award

Closed Closed July 25, 2022 Opportunity W81XWH-22-PRARP-IIRA

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 8 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 25, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 21, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 21, 2022
DeadlineJuly 25, 2022
Archived by Grants.govAugust 24, 2022

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 FY22 PRARP IIRA is intended to support studies that will make important contributions to TBI and/or military-service-related factors as they pertain to AD/ADRD research, patient care, and quality of life. The work should innovatively challenge existing paradigms or exhibit high levels of creativity. Important aspects of this award mechanism include: Impact: Applications should address the short- and long-term impact of the proposed research on the intersectional TBI, and/or AD/ADRD research field as well as persons with dementia and/or their support network. Innovation: Applications must address research under one or more of the PRARP IIRA Focus Areas using innovative approaches that represent novel directions, ideas, or advances in the field. Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Relevance to Military Health: Projects must have relevance to military Service Members, Veterans, and/or their family members and care partners. Applicants are encouraged to integrate and/or align their research projects with Department of Defense (DOD) and/or Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research laboratories and programs. Collaborations between researchers, at military or Veterans institutions and non-military institutions, are strongly encouraged. A list of websites that may be useful in identifying additional information about ongoing DOD and VA areas of research interest or potential opportunities for collaboration can be found in Appendix 2. IIRA applications may focus on any phase of research from basic through translational. Permitted research includes preclinical studies in animal models (except where otherwise specified), research with human subjects, or human anatomical substances, as well as ancillary studies associated with an existing clinical trial. Inclusion of preliminary data is required. Use of animal models, if allowable, must be fully justified for relevance to human health. Clinical research applications are required to include a community collaboration research element.

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-PRARP-IIRA still open?

No. It closed on July 25, 2022. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

Who can apply for DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program, Investigator- Initiated Research Award?

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

What is the deadline for DoD Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program, Investigator- Initiated Research Award?

Closed July 25, 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 $6.0 million in total across about 8 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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