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Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense

DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award

Open · Opportunity HT942526JWMRPMMRDA · Assistance Listing 12.420

Key facts

Deadline
Due Nov 16, 2026 · 40 days left
Award size
Not specified — see notice
Total available
$8.8M · about 4 awards
Cost share / match ?
Not required
Who can apply
Anyone (unrestricted)
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Grant-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No cost share required
  • Tennessee recipients since 2023: 25

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About this grant

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) Military Medical Research and Development Award (MMRDA) mechanism is intended to fund the logical continuation of previous Department of War (DOW)-funded research and development efforts relevant to the FY26 JWMRP that augment and accelerate high-priority medical requirements to meet the needs of Service Members and other Military Health System beneficiaries. The MMRDA supports a wide range of research projects spanning late-stage preclinical studies, late-state technology development efforts, technology demonstration, translational, and clinical research. Projects must be relevant to at least one of the FY26 JWMRP focus areas. Distinctive Features: To be eligible for JWMRP funding, applicants/offerors must have already received DOD/DOW core or DOD/DOW Congressional Special Interest funding. An MMRDA Clinical Research or Clinical Trial Option (MMRDA-CRCTO) is available to specifically support clinical research/observational studies, all phases of clinical trials/interventional studies, and/or correlative studies in support of the development of promising pharmaceutical or biologic candidates, medical devices and technologies. Applicants/offerors should select MMRDA-CRCTO when the application/proposal involves research that includes any human subjects, human biological samples (prospective or retrospective) or human data sets. Note: If selecting this option, applicants must submit additional relevant application/proposal materials.

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. Oct26
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
    Suggested: partners need time to write and sign letters.
  3. Nov9
    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
  4. Nov14
    Submit
    Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog
  5. Nov16
    Deadline
    From the funder.

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What the official notice requires

Pulled from the funding notice HT942526JWMRPMMRDA_GG2.pdf (41 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. The notice itself always controls.

Registrations you need first

  • SAM.gov · p. 3
    “Active SAM.gov, eBRAP.org and Grants.gov registrations are required for application/proposal submission.” Open page 3
  • Grants.gov · p. 3
    “Active SAM.gov, eBRAP.org and Grants.gov registrations are required for application/proposal submission.” Open page 3
  • Unique Entity ID (UEI) · p. 23
    “Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management The applicant/offeror 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…” Open page 23

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Steps before the deadline

  • Preapplication · p. 6
    “If the previous DOW-funded award is no longer active, the period of performance must have been completed no more than two years prior to the preapplication/preproposal submission deadline.” Open page 6
  • Preapplication · p. 11
    “Preapplication/Preproposal Components Preapplication/preproposal submissions must include the following components.” Open page 11
  • Preapplication · p. 23
    “Preapplication/Preproposal Submission All preapplication/preproposal components must be submitted by the PI through eBRAP.” Open page 23
  • Preapplication · p. 26
    “Members of the FY26 JWMRP Programmatic Panel must not be involved in any preapplication/ preproposal or full application/proposal including, but not limited to, concept design, application/ proposal development, budget preparation and the development of any…” Open page 26

What to submit

  • 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. 14
    “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 14
  • Data management plan · p. 15
    “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 15
  • Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 17
    “A “knowledge product” is a non-materiel product that aims to transition into medical practice, training, tools or to support materiel solutions; and educates or impacts behavior throughout the continuum of care, including primary prevention of negative…” Open page 17
  • Memorandum of understanding (MOU) · p. 19
    “Also include a plan for obtaining any required data sharing, memorandum of understanding or other agreements required to access and publish data.” Open page 19
  • Organizational chart · p. 21
    “(Attachment 11 is applicable and required for all applications/proposals submitted under the MMRDA-CRCTO.) The Study Personnel and Organization attachment should include the components listed below. − Organizational Chart:” Open page 21
  • Resumes or bios of key staff · p. 22
    “Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) ○ Biographical Sketch ○ Current/Pending Support Intragovernmental applicants/offerors must include their internally supported research and development programs. ii.” Open page 22

Length limits

  • Project Narrative: 20 pages max · p. 11
    “Project Narrative (20-page limit):” Open page 11

Dates in the notice

  • August 18, 2026 · p. 1
    “August 18, 2026 Application/Proposal 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

  • Could get your application rejected · p. 11
    “Uninvited full application/proposal submissions will be rejected.” Open page 11
  • Could get your application rejected · p. 14
    “Extra items will not be reviewed.” Open page 14

Who in Tennessee has won this program

25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 2 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
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.

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

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