DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 21, 2026
Archive date: November 13, 2026
Close date: October 14, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362240
Opportunity number: HT942526MRPIA
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Agency code: DOD-AMRAA
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible Applicants
- Unrestricted
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dod_amraa
- category_of_funding_activity:science_and_technology_and_other_research_and_development
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:unrestricted
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-reward research. Novelty and innovation are expected to be key aspects of the proposed project. By the end of the Idea Award funding period, the anticipated outcomes of successful efforts should establish proof of principle and obtain preliminary data to secure follow-on funding.Distinctive Features: • Preliminary data are discouraged. • After submitting the required pre-application, investigators must receive an invitation to submit a full application.