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Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense

DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Translational Research Partnership Award

Open · Opportunity HT942526PCARPTRPA · Assistance Listing 12.420

Key facts

Deadline
Due today (Oct 7, 2026)
Award size
Not specified — see notice
Total available
$6.6M · about 6 awards
Cost share / match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
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. The deadline is today. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Grant-ready checklist

How this fits you

  • Available in Hamilton County (nationwide program)
  • No cost share required
  • Due today — apply now
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 49

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About this grant

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Translational Research Partnership Award supports partnerships between clinicians, population scientists, applied scientists and/or basic scientists that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in pancreatic cancer toward clinical applications. The partnership must include at least one member with expertise in pancreatic cancer research or pancreatic cancer patient care. All applications must address at least one of the FY26 PCARP Focus Areas. · This award mechanism requires preliminary data to support feasibility of the research hypothesis(es) and research approaches. However, these data do not necessarily need to originate from studies of pancreatic cancer. Applications can support retrospective tissue analysis, correlative studies and pilot clinical trials; however, this mechanism does not allow large-scale clinical trials. · The Translational Research Partnership Award requires two Principal Investigators (PIs) referred to as the Initiating PI and the Partnering PI. Only the Initiating PI will submit a pre-application, but both PIs will need to submit at the full application stage. The partnering PI’s application is an abbreviated package specific to their distinct portion of the research project. Be advised, all associated applications for a research project may be withdrawn if the initiating or partnering application is rejected or administratively withdrawn.

Should we apply? (2-minute check) Ask a partner for a letter

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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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 funding notice HT942526PCARPTRPA_GG.pdf (36 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.

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 combined total costs in the applications of the Initiating PI and the Partnering PI budgeted for the entire period of performance should not exceed $1.10M.” Open page 8

Registrations you need first

  • SAM.gov · p. 3
    “Active SAM.gov, eBRAP.org and Grants.gov registrations are required for application submission.” Open page 3
  • 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. 21
    “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 21

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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. 10
    “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 10
  • Pre-application · p. 21
    “Pre-Application Submission All pre-application components must be submitted by the Initiating PI through eBRAP including the submission of contact information for the Partnering PI.” Open page 21
  • Pre-application · p. 22
    “The Partnering PI must follow the instructions provided in the email to associate the partnering pre-application with their eBRAP account.” Open page 22

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 as part of the application’s Supporting Documentation (Attachment 2).” Open page 12
  • Data management plan · p. 16
    “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 16

Length limits

  • Project Narrative: 15 pages max · p. 11
    “Project Narrative (15-page limit):” Open page 11

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

  • Extra or uninvited material · p. 11
    “Uninvited full application submissions will be rejected.” Open page 11
  • Extra or uninvited material · 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 2016 · 0 in Hamilton County. 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.

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

This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. 24 subawards on file · 0 in Hamilton County. Largest shown:

Tennessee subaward recipients
RecipientWhereThroughAmountFY
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 subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).

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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