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D-3Science and Technology and other Research and Development
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
- 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
- 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
- On the opportunity page, select Apply to create a Workspace. Complete the SF-424 and the other required forms in Workspace. Opportunity page
- 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
- 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