DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award
Updated
Cooperative agreement or Grant from the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, open to any type of applicant. Closes Nov 18, 2026, 29 days left.
| Opportunity number | HT942526CRRPTRA |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Funding type | Cooperative agreement or Grant |
| Field | Science, technology and other research and development |
| Expected number of awards | 3 |
| Total program funding | $4.4 million |
| Cost sharing or matching | Not required |
| Assistance listing | 12.420 |
| Posted | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Closes | Nov 18, 2026 (29 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar |
Who can apply
- Unrestricted: any type of applicant
Description
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program (CRRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports hypothesis-driven innovative, high-impact translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas and/or technologies in trauma care into solutions to maximize casualty survivability, improve patient care closer to the point of injury and/or trauma care guidelines.
Preliminary data are required. Research using well-validated animal models is allowed.Distinctive Features:• NEW for FY26 An investigator may be named as the Principal Investigator (PI) on only one FY26 CRRP TRA application.• Research supported by the FY26 CRRP TRA must represent a mature, translational research effort with a minimum biomedical technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 or knowledge readiness level (KRL) of 4.
Full announcement and how to apply on Grants.gov
Science, technology and other research and development grants right now
There are 99 open federal grants in science, technology and other research and development that small businesses may apply for; 46 close within 30 days. The median award ceiling is $1.2 million. The agencies offering the most are Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, U.S. National Science Foundation and National Institute of Justice. Grants in this field stay open a median of 154 days; this one is open for 147 days.
Who has won this program before
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation For The Advancement Of Military Medicine, Inc. $800.5 million · from Sep 30, 2018
- Kenya Medical Research Institute $77.6 million · from Aug 22, 2013
- Makerere University Walter Reed Program Limited $55.9 million · from Sep 30, 2021
- Virginia Commonwealth University $24.8 million · from Sep 30, 2019
- University Of Miami $13.7 million · from May 1, 2020
The largest grants and cooperative agreements under assistance listing 12.420 with funding activity since Oct 1, 2025, from USAspending.gov. Amounts are each award's total.
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Under assistance listing 12.420, the federal program this grant is paid from.
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