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DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award

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This Department of War / Defense Health Agency (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award supports clinical research and trials within a congressiona…

Deadline
Aug 6, 2026
Posted
May 8, 2026
Award amount
Amount not specified
Focus areas
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

In plain English

This Department of War / Defense Health Agency (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award supports clinical research and trials within a congressionally directed FY26 topic area, and requires patient advocate participation; animal research is not allowed. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, open to any entity type, though this is research funding typically pursued by institutions and investigators. Awards are capped at about $4.2M each over up to four years, with roughly four awards anticipated.

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Who can apply

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

About this grant

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award supports clinical research and/or clinical trials using a combination of scientific disciplines including occupational science, psychology, psychometrics, biostatistics and epidemiology, surveillance, implementation science, and population health. Applications must address and provide a solution to one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas and one of the FY26 PRMRP strategic goals. Distinctive Features: This funding opportunity requires patient advocate participation. The patient advocate will be a person living with, or a family member or caretaker of someone with, a disease or condition addressed in one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas. Animal research is not allowed. Funding Details: The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot roughly $16.8M to fund approximately four Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award applications with total cost caps of $4.2M per award. The maximum period of performance is 4 years. It is anticipated that awards made from this FY26 funding opportunity will be funded with FY26 funds, which will expire for use on September 30, 2032. Awards supported with FY26 funds will be made no later than September 30, 2027.

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