§ Federal grant opportunity · HT942526RCRPIDA
DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA is accepting applications for DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award. The deadline is November 18, 2026 and the published award range is Award amount not published.
Key facts
- Funder
- Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
- Application deadline
- November 18, 2026
- Award range
- Award amount not published
- Eligibility
- Eligibility criteria are published in the funding opportunity announcement.
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Research
- Opportunity number
- HT942526RCRPIDA
Program overview
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes ideas that are ready for further development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation. Distinctive Features: The RCRP encourages applicants to include an exploratory aim or sub-aim to support any necessary discovery-driven research. Preliminary data with disease-specific rationale are required. However, these data do not necessarily need to originate from studies of the proposed rare cancer type(s)/subtype(s) under study. Research should have high potential impact on rare cancers and the patient community.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before November 18, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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