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DoW Neurofibromatosis Synergistic Idea Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · HT942526NFRPSIA
Total Program Funding
$6.4M
Expected Awards
2
Deadline
September 22, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
DoD's NFRP Synergistic Idea Award funds 2 collaborative NF research projects ($6.4M total, ~$3.2M each). The catch: you need 2-3 Principal Investigators with complementary expertise working together on a central NF problem. This is for team science — combining perspectives (e.g., a geneticist + a clinician + a biomedical engineer) to tackle something no single lab could address alone. Requires preliminary/published data.
Who Should Apply
Teams of 2-3 established investigators with complementary expertise who want to collaborate on a major NF research question. Must demonstrate how the combination of skills creates synergy beyond what any individual lab could achieve.
Who Should NOT Apply
Solo investigators (use IIRA instead), teams without genuine complementarity (don't just add a co-PI for show), early-career researchers without preliminary data, or teams proposing clinical trials.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must involve 2-3 Principal Investigators with complementary expertise
- •Must demonstrate genuine synergy (not just parallel projects)
- •Must include preliminary/published data relevant to NF
- •Must address a central problem in NF research
- •Unrestricted eligibility
- •No cost-sharing required
💡 GrantQuick Tip
At $3.2M per award, these are substantial — but only 2 awards means it's highly competitive. The winning proposals will have PIs whose expertise genuinely doesn't overlap (a molecular biologist + a computational scientist + a clinical neurologist is better than three molecular biologists at different institutions). Show the reviewers exactly which experiments require the other PI's unique skills. If any PI could do the work alone, the synergy argument falls apart.
Competitiveness: Very high — only 2 awards for large amounts. Requires established teams with demonstrated complementarity. The NF research community is small enough that reviewers will know whether the collaboration is genuine.
What This Grant Funds
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Synergistic Idea Award (SIA) supports new ideas that represent synergistic approaches to neurofibromatosis (NF) research involving two or three Principal Investigators (PIs). These investigators should utilize their complementary and synergistic perspectives to address a central problem or question in NF research. Applications must include preliminary and/or published data that are relevant to NF and the proposed research project.
Distinctive Features:
• Partnering Principal Investigators: One PI will be identified as the Initiating PI and will be responsible for the majority of the administrative tasks associated with application submission. An additional one or two PI(s) will be identified as a Partnering PI. Each partner will be recognized as a PI, submit a separate application (even if the partners are at the same organization), and receive an individual award.
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Funding Details
- Total Program Funding
- $6.4M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 2
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
eBRAP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: help@eBRAP.org
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