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DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award

Agency
Department of Defense
Run by
JoAnn Martin Grantor
Target applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Application period
2026-06-17 ~ 2026-11-18
Contact
JoAnn Martin Grantor 301-619-2594

Source: Grants.gov

How to apply

  1. Register your organization on SAM.gov to get a UEI (Unique Entity ID). It can take up to 10 business days to become active, and it must be renewed every year. SAM.gov
  2. Create a Grants.gov account and add an applicant profile with your UEI. The E-Business Point of Contact named in SAM.gov gives the person who submits the AOR role. Grants.gov
  3. On the opportunity page, select Apply to create a Workspace. Complete the SF-424 and the other required forms in Workspace. Opportunity page
  4. Attach the narrative documents the NOFO asks for (such as the Project Narrative, Project Abstract and Budget Justification) in Workspace. EDIT can draft them from your materials. Workspace
  5. Submit from Workspace, then check the status with your Grants.gov tracking number. Track my application

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. Estimated total funding: $7,350,000 Expected awards: 15 Opportunity number: HT942526RCRPIDA