DoW Melanoma Research Program Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Military Medical Research and Development (12.420)
Posted 21 May 2026 · 14 days left
In plain terms
The US Defense Health Agency funds multidisciplinary research programmes with two to three complementary projects addressing rare melanomas, requiring an Initiating Principal Investigator and one to two Partnering PIs, plus at least one rare melanoma survivor or patient advocate on the team. The programme has a total budget of 5.6 million US dollars with a pre-application deadline of 14 October 2026.
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Summary
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…
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Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"