Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense
DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 7 days left
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Total available
- $5.6M · about 10 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Gibson County (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Only 7 days left to apply
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 25
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About this grant
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-reward research. Novelty and innovation are expected to be key aspects of the proposed project. By the end of the Idea Award funding period, the anticipated outcomes of successful efforts should establish proof of principle and obtain preliminary data to secure follow-on funding.
Distinctive Features:
• Preliminary data are discouraged.
• After submitting the required pre-application, investigators must receive an invitation to submit a full application.
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 - Sep23
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment (already past: do it now)
Suggested: partners need time to write and sign letters. - Oct7
Finish a complete draft for a final review
University grant offices require final versions about 5 business days before the sponsor deadline. Emory Office of Sponsored Programs - Oct12
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Oct14
Deadline
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 2 counties since federal FY2023 · 0 in Gibson County. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.4M | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (12.420)
Military Medical Research and Development
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.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2017: No Current Data Available.Fiscal Year2018: Gulf War Illness Research ProgramFiscal Year2020: Traumatic Brain Injury Research ProgramFiscal Year2021: Hearing Restoration Research ProgramFiscal Year2022: Combat Readiness-Medical Research ProgramFiscal Year2023: Spinal Cord Injury Research Program - Clinical trial, clinical translational research, translational research, and investigator-initiated research projectsFiscal Year2025: Military Burn Research Program - Patient-centered research, technology/therapeutic development, and clinical translational research projects