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DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award

Agency: Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

Assistance Listings: 12.420 -- Military Medical Research and Development

Last Updated: June 17, 2026

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes ideas that are ready for further development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation.


Distinctive Features:

  • The RCRP encourages applicants to include an exploratory aim or sub-aim to support any necessary discovery-driven research.
  • Preliminary data with disease-specific rationale are required. However, these data do not necessarily need to originate from studies of the proposed rare cancer type(s)/subtype(s) under study.
  • Research should have high potential impact on rare cancers and the patient community.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Unrestricted

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

eBRAP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: help@eBRAP.org

Email

eBRAP Help Desk

help@eBRAP.org

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
HT942526RCRPIDA_GG.pdf
FY26 RCRP IDA Program Announcement
Jun 17, 2026 05:50 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closing: November 18, 2026

Application process

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Award

$7,350,000

Program Funding

15

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HT942526RCRPIDA

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

June 17, 2026

Archive date:

December 18, 2026

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