# Military Medical Research and Development (12.420)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Military Medical Research and Development is run by Department of Defense. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $6.9 billion in 5,470 grants, about $1.3 million per award.

## Objectives

Through the support of basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research: (1) to transform health care for Service Members and the American public through innovative and impactful research; (2) to investigate medical solutions for the battlefield with a focus on various areas of biomedical research, including military infectious diseases, combat casualty care, military orthopedic medicine, toxic exposures, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, respiratory health, neuroscience, blast injury and regenerative medicine; and (3) to fund novel approaches to biomedical research in response to the expressed needs of Congress.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.3 billion | 1,171 |
| 2022 | $1.4 billion | 1,250 |
| 2023 | $1.6 billion | 1,166 |
| 2024 | $1.4 billion | 1,135 |
| 2025 | $1.3 billion | 964 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. | Maryland | $546 million |
| The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Texas | $166 million |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | $153 million |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | California | $147 million |
| Duke University | North Carolina | $123 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $122 million |
| The General Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | $118 million |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $100 million |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. | Massachusetts | $92.1 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $90.0 million |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Texas | $87.3 million |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $83.3 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $82.1 million |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | $81.9 million |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Texas | $79.9 million |
| Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research | New York | $78.2 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colorado | $73.7 million |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc | Massachusetts | $72.7 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $72.3 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $71.3 million |

## Open opportunities

- [DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526rtrpca-dow-reconstructive-transplant-concept-award/), closes November 4, 2026
- [DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526bmfrpida-dow-bone-marrow-failure-idea-development-award/), closes November 4, 2026
- [DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Investigator-Initiated Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526bmfrpiira-dow-bone-marrow-failure-investigator-initiated-research/), closes November 4, 2026
- [DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Resource Development Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526bmfrprda-dow-bone-marrow-failure-resource-development-award/), closes November 4, 2026
- [DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Investigator-Initiated Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526rtrpiira-dow-reconstructive-transplant-investigator-initiated/), closes November 4, 2026
- [DoW Parkinson’s, Early Investigator Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526prpeira-dow-parkinsons-early-investigator-research-award/), closes November 6, 2026
- [DoW Parkinson’s, Investigator-Initiated Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526prpiira-dow-parkinsons-investigator-initiated-research-award/), closes November 6, 2026
- [DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526vrpcta-dow-vision-clinical-trial-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526vrpiira-dow-vision-investigator-initiated-research-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Vision, Translational Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526vrptra-dow-vision-translational-research-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526scirptra-dow-spinal-cord-injury-translational-research-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526scirpcta-dow-spinal-cord-injury-clinical-trial-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526scirpctra-dow-spinal-cord-injury-clinical-translation-research-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526scirpiira-dow-spinal-cord-injury-investigator-initiated-research-award/), closes November 12, 2026
- [DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526jwmrpmmrda-dow-joint-warfighter-medical-military-medical-research-and/), closes November 16, 2026
- [DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526orpara-dow-orthopaedic-applied-research-award/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526orpcra-dow-orthopaedic-clinical-research-award/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526rcrpida-dow-rare-cancers-idea-development-award/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526rcrprcda-dow-rare-cancers-resource-and-community-development-award/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526crrptra-dow-combat-readiness-medical-research-program-translational/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526bcrpbta122-dow-breast-cancer-breakthrough-award-levels-1-and/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526bcrpcrea2-dow-breast-cancer-clinical-research-extension-award/), closes November 18, 2026
- [DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526terpcta-dow-toxic-exposures-clinical-trial-award/), closes November 19, 2026
- [DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526terpiira-dow-toxic-exposures-investigator-initiated-research-award/), closes November 19, 2026
- [DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526terptra-dow-toxic-exposures-translational-research-award/), closes November 19, 2026
- [DOD Defense Health Agency (DHA) Research & Development FY23-FY27 BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT for Extramural Medical Research](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942523sbaa1-dod-defense-health-agency-dha-research-development-fy23/), closes September 30, 2027
- [BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) for Extramural Biomedical and Human Performance Research and Development Department of Defense](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht9425-23-s-soc1-broad-agency-announcement-baa-for-extramural-biomedical-and/), closes July 31, 2028
- [NFRP Outreach and Invitation for Response](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81xwh-21-nfrp-outreach-nfrp-outreach-and-invitation-for-response/), closes not stated