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DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award

ID: HT942526OCRPPA • Type: Posted
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Description

Summary: The Ovarian Cancer Pilot Award supports research that expands or modifies current thinking about and/or approaches in ovarian cancer, exploring innovative concepts or theories in ovarian cancer that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will drive the field forward.

Distinctive Features: Innovation is key. Research projects that demonstrate exceptional scientific merit but lack innovation do not meet the intent of the mechanism. Preliminary data are not required but are allowed for this mechanism.

This mechanism includes a blinded pre-application component. Pre-applications to this funding opportunity will undergo a blinded pre-application screening. While preparing your pre-application, do not include any material that may identify the PI, a collaborator, or the organization of the PI or collaborator.

Background
The Ovarian Cancer Pilot Award is part of the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP), initiated by Congress in FY97 to support research with high potential impact and exceptional scientific merit. The mission of the OCRP is to enhance the well-being of Service Members, Veterans, retirees, their family members, and all women affected by ovarian cancer through research aimed at prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.

Grant Details
The Ovarian Cancer Pilot Award supports innovative research that expands or modifies current thinking about ovarian cancer. Projects must demonstrate exceptional scientific merit and innovation. Preliminary data are not required but may be included. Applications must address at least one of the following areas of emphasis:

- Develop novel therapeutic strategies for treatment.
- Identify new strategies for risk stratification, screening, early-stage detection, accurate diagnosis and prognosis.
- Improve care, survivorship and quality of life.
- Explore relationships between military service-related exposures and ovarian cancer.
- Investigate innovative approaches for prevention.
- Understand the basic biology and etiology of ovarian cancer.

The maximum funding amount per award is $350,000 over a period not exceeding 2 years.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include extramural and intramural U.S. Department of War organizations, including foreign and domestic organizations, for-profit and nonprofit entities. Principal Investigators (PIs) must be affiliated with an eligible organization and can be postdoctoral fellows or higher. Each investigator may only be named as PI on one application.

Period of Performance
The maximum period of performance for the grant is 2 years.

Grant Value
The total funding available for this opportunity is approximately $4.55 million to fund around 13 Pilot Award applications with a cap of $350,000 per award.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed within eligible organizations across various geographic locations as specified by the applicants.
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Overview

Agency
U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) [DoD - USA - MEDCOM - MRDC]
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 5/4/26 U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity posted grant opportunity HT942526OCRPPA for DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award with funding of $4.6 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development. It is expected that 13 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
May 4, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Oct. 1, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT Due in 123 Days
Last Updated
May 4, 2026, 12:44 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
Oct. 31, 2026

Eligibility

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

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$4,550,000
Estimated Number of Grants
13

Contacts

Contact
Christopher Meinberg Grantor
Contact Email
help@ebrap.org   Profile
Email Description
eBRAP Help Desk
Contact Phone
(301) 619-2657

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