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DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · HT942526MRPFPARM

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Total Program Funding

$5.6M

Expected Awards

Deadline

October 14, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

DoD Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award funds 2 grants for major, focused melanoma research programs addressing specific program priorities.

Who Should Apply

Established melanoma research groups with major program-level proposals addressing specific DoD melanoma priorities.

Who Should NOT Apply

Early-career researchers, investigators without substantial melanoma programs.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must be a major focused melanoma program
•2 awards
•Must address program priorities

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Focused Program Awards are large, comprehensive proposals from established groups. Show you can make a definitive impact on a specific melanoma problem within the grant period.

Competitiveness: Very high — 2 major awards for established programs.

What This Grant Funds

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas, supports a multidisciplinary research program of at least two, but not more than three, distinct but complementary research projects addressing an overarching question relevant to rare melanomas.

Distinctive Features:

· *Updated for FY26* Investigators must include at least one rare melanoma survivor or patient advocate as part of the project team who will provide advice and consultation throughout planning, implementation, and results dissemination to maximize research impact.

· This is a partnering mechanism, requiring an Initiating Principal Investigator (PI) and at least one, but not more than two, Partnering PIs, see Figure 1.

Each named PI is expected to be a Project Leader for one of the proposed research projects. If recommended for funding, each PI will be named on separate awards to the recipient organization(s).

· After submitting the required pre-application, investigators must receive an invitation to submit a full application.

Only the Initiating PI will submit a pre-application. All PIs must submit full applications. The Partnering PI(s)’s application is an abbreviated package specific to their proposed research project.

· Clinical trials are allowed.