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Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense

DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept Award

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Total available
$600K · about 3 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: 115

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About this grant

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Reconstructive Transplant Research Program (RTRP) Concept Award supports the exploration of highly innovative new concepts or untested theories that address an important problem relevant to reconstructive transplantation. The Concept Award does not support clinical trials. Distinctive Features: · Innovation: Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, examine existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Research that is an incremental advance upon published data is not considered innovative. · Relevance: Projects should address at least one of the FY26 RTRP Focus Areas. · Preliminary Data: Presentation of preliminary data is not allowed; however, applications should demonstrate the ability to achieve interpretable results. A rationale for the proposed work must be provided. · Early-Career Investigators: Early-career investigators are encouraged to apply. Investigators at or above the level of postdoctoral fellow are eligible to apply.

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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. Oct14
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
  3. Oct28
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
    Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
  4. Nov2
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Nov4
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice HT942526RTRPCA_GG2.pdf (29 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: 18 months · p. 4
    “The maximum period of performance is 18 months.” 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 $200,000.” 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. 15
    “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 15

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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. 15
    “Pre-Application Submission All pre-application components must be submitted by the PI through eBRAP.” Open page 15
  • Pre-application · p. 15
    “The 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 15
  • Pre-application · p. 17
    “Members of the FY26 RTRP Programmatic Panel must not be involved in any pre-application or full application including, but not limited to, concept design, application development, budget preparation and the development of any supporting documentation,…” Open page 17

What to submit

  • Form SF-424 · p. 10
    “(a) SF424 Research & Related Application for Federal Assistance Form (Grants.gov submissions only):” Open page 10
  • Memorandum of understanding (MOU) · p. 11
    “Also include a plan for obtaining any required data sharing, memorandum of understanding or other agreements required to access and publish data.” Open page 11
  • Letters of support or commitment · p. 12
    “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 12
  • Data management plan · p. 12
    “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 12
  • Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 13
    “Include a timeline for development and describe potential collaborations, resources, and funding required.” Open page 13
  • Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 14
    “Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) ○ Biographical Sketch ○ Current/Pending Support Intragovernmental applicants must include their internally supported research and development programs. ii.” Open page 14
  • Project abstract or summary · p. 14
    “If recommended for funding, applicants will be requested to provide a Technical Abstract prior to award.” Open page 14

Dates in the notice

  • October 21, 2026 · p. 1
    “October 21, 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 (1)

  • Extra or uninvited material: Extra items will not be reviewed. · p. 11
    “Extra items will not be reviewed.” Open page 11

Who in Tennessee has won this program

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

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$12.7M spent that year2025
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

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. 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
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Arkansas, Little Rock$730K spent that year2024
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyCivil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc$677K spent that year2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleThe Ohio State University$651K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe General Hospital Corporation$446K2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyMassachusetts General Hospital$439K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson CountyThe General Hospital Corporation$420K2025
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock$390K spent that year2023
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Pittsburgh$373K spent that year2025

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 HT942526RTRPCA · program number 12.420