Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Idea Development Award
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due today (Oct 7, 2026)
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Total available
- $9.9M · about 12 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Hamilton County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Due today — apply now
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 115
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/672b5279-6dda-4076-bfd7-a44e9ae46678 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/0ebdfabf-8a9f-4df6-bbf3-333563098bb7
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About this grant
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Sep16
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Sep30
Finish a complete draft for a final review (already past: do it now)
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct5
Submit (already past: do it now)
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Oct7
Deadline
From the funder.
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Writing the need statement? Hamilton County facts with citations.
What the official notice requires
Pulled from the official notice HT942526PCARPIDA_GG.pdf (35 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.
Award size and project length
Project period: 3 years · p. 4
“The maximum period of performance is 3 years.” Open page 4
Award amounts here are for the whole project · p. 8
“The application’s total costs budgeted for the entire period of performance should not exceed $0.70M.” Open page 8
Registrations you need first (2)
SAM.gov, Grants.gov · p. 3
“Active SAM.gov, eBRAP.org and Grants.gov registrations are required for application submission.” Open page 3
Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 20
“Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management The applicant organization must be registered as an entity in the System for Award Management (SAM), SAM.gov, and receive confirmation of an “Active” status before submitting an application through…” Open page 20
The deadline is today. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist
Steps before the deadline
Pre-application · p. 10
“Pre-Application Components The Initiating PI must submit the following pre-application components.” Open page 10
Pre-application · p. 11
“The items to be included as supporting documentation for the pre-application must be uploaded as individual files and are limited to the following: ○ References Cited (one-page limit):” Open page 11
Pre-application · p. 21
“Pre-Application Submission All pre-application components must be submitted by the PI or Initiating PI through eBRAP including the submission of contact information for the Partnering PI if selecting the Partnering PI Option for Early-Career Investigator.” Open page 21
Pre-application · p. 21
“The Partnering PI must follow the instructions provided in the email to associate the partnering pre-application with their eBRAP account.” Open page 21
What to submit
Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 11
“Provide a list of abbreviations, acronyms and symbols used in the Preproposal Narrative. ○ Key Personnel Biographical Sketches:” Open page 11
Form SF-424 · p. 11
“(a) SF424 Research & Related Application for Federal Assistance Form (Grants.gov submissions only):” Open page 11
Letters of support or commitment · p. 12
“If applicable, provide appropriate letters of support provided as part of the application’s Supporting Documentation (Attachment 2).” Open page 12
Data management plan · p. 14
“Do not submit a copy of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Plan or duplicate the Data Management Plan which will be requested only after a recommendation for funding is made.” Open page 14
Dates in the notice
July 7, 2026 · p. 1
“July 7, 2026 Application Due:” Open page 1
September 30, 2027 · p. 4
“Awards supported with FY26 funds will be made no later than September 30, 2027.” Open page 4
Mistakes that get applications rejected (2)
Extra or uninvited material: Uninvited full application submissions will be rejected. · p. 11
“Uninvited full application submissions will be rejected.” Open page 11
Extra or uninvited material: Extra items will not be reviewed. · p. 13
“Extra items will not be reviewed.” Open page 13
Who in Tennessee has won this program
30 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2016 · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $12.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $9.3M | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.7M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.7M | 2019 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $4M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.6M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.5M | 2022 |
| Idbiologics Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.2M | 2019 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.1M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.9M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.7M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.6M | 2020 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Education
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Education passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 85 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Rochester | $2.6M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Rochester | $2.5M | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Ohio State University, the | $2.1M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $1.5M | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Arkansas, Little Rock | $730K spent that year | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Civil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc | $677K spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | The Ohio State University | $651K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The General Hospital Corporation | $446K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Massachusetts General Hospital | $439K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The General Hospital Corporation | $420K | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $390K spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Pittsburgh | $373K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Military Medical Research and Development
Program number 12.420 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency (DHA) · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
How applications are judged
Match
None required (federal program listing).