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Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense

DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Oct 21, 2026 · 14 days left
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Total available
$400K · about 2 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 Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 49

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About this grant

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in combat-relevant burn care that provide the foundation for future translational and/or clinical research. The proposed project may be exploratory, hypothesis-driven, or hypothesis-generating research, but must be novel and must be based on a strong scientific rationale and a well-developed study design. Distinctive Features: The focus of this award mechanism is innovation. Proposed research should lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation or product development in the area of combat-relevant burn care. The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for groundbreaking future research projects.

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. 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
  2. Sep30
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Oct14
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Oct19
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Oct21
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice HT942526MBRPDA_GG.pdf (30 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: 2 years · p. 4
    “The maximum period of performance is 2 years.” Open page 4
  • Award amounts here are for the whole project · p. 9
    “The application’s total costs budgeted for the entire period of performance should not exceed $200,000.” Open page 9

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. 17
    “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 17

The deadline is in 14 days. 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 Pre-application submissions must include the following 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. 17
    “Pre-Application Submission All pre-application components must be submitted by the PI through eBRAP.” Open page 17
  • Pre-application · p. 18
    “eBRAP log number, application title and all information for the PI, Business Official(s), performing organization, and contracting organization must be consistent throughout the entire pre-application and full application submission process.” Open page 18

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. 13
    “If applicable, provide a letter of support, signed by the lowest-ranking person with approval authority, confirming participation of intramural DOW collaborator(s) and/or access to military populations, databases or DOW resources.” Open page 13
  • Data management plan · p. 13
    “Do not submit a copy of the National Institutes of Health 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 13
  • Memorandum of understanding (MOU) · p. 14
    “Also include a plan for obtaining any required data sharing, memorandum of understanding or other agreements required to access and publish data.” 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. 12
    “Extra items will not be reviewed.” Open page 12

Who in Tennessee has won this program

25 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2016. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$9.3M2018
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$5.7M2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$4.7M2019
University of TennesseeMemphis, Shelby County$4M2017
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.6M2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.5M2022
Idbiologics IncNashville, Davidson County$3.2M2019
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.1M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.9M2017
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.7M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.6M2020
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$2.4M2025

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 24 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Rochester$2.6M2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Rochester$2.5M2023
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyOhio State University, the$2.1M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyRegents of the University of Michigan$1.5M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe General Hospital Corporation$446K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe General Hospital Corporation$420K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe Johns Hopkins University$266K2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyNorthwestern University$241K2026
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyNorthwestern University$237K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyCarnegie Mellon University$224K2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyCarnegie Mellon University$222K2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of Kentucky$221K2023

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

All applications are reviewed for technical merit and relevance to the mission of the DHA and its programs. Also, additional specific evaluation criteria will be included in each funding opportunity announcement.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal year 2017: No Current Data Available. Fiscal year 2018: Gulf War Illness Research Program Fiscal year 2020: Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Fiscal year 2021: Hearing Restoration Research Program Fiscal year 2022: Combat Readiness-Medical Research Program Fiscal year 2023: Spinal Cord Injury Research Program - Clinical trial, clinical translational research, translational research, and investigator-initiated research projects Fiscal year 2025: Military Burn Research Program - Patient-centered research, technology/therapeutic development, and clinical translational research projects

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 7, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number HT942526MBRPDA · program number 12.420