DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award
Updated
Grant from the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, open to any type of applicant. Closes Nov 19, 2026, 30 days left.
| Opportunity number | HT942526TERPTRA |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Funding type | Grant |
| Field | Science, technology and other research and development |
| Expected number of awards | 4 |
| Total program funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing or matching | Not required |
| Assistance listing | 12.420 |
| Posted | May 21, 2026 |
| Closes | Nov 19, 2026 (30 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar |
Who can apply
- Unrestricted: any type of applicant
Description
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Translational Research Award (TRA) is to support translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in military-related toxic exposure research into clinical applications, including health care products, interventions, technologies and/or clinical practice guidelines.
Translational research may be defined as an integration of basic science and clinical observations. New Approach Methodologies may also be used. Applications should provide evidence for the reciprocal transfer of information between basic and clinical science, or vice versa, in developing and implementing the research plan.
Distinctive Features: To encourage applications that include meaningful and productive collaborations, the FY26 TERP TRA includes a Partnering Principal Investigator Option (PPIO). One Principal Investigator (PI) is identified as the initiating PI, and an additional PI may be identified as a Partnering PI. If recommended for funding, each PI will be named on separate awards.
The intent is to support interdisciplinary partnerships, such as those between clinicians and research scientists, that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas into clinical applications. Partnering should significantly advance the research beyond what would be possible through individual efforts. cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/202...
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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 182 days.
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- 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
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