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DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award

Issued by Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · via Grants.gov — US federal funding opportunities

Published: 24 Jun 2026
Closes: 18 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value: USD 4,370,000
Reference: HT942526CRRPTRA
Location: United States
Sector: Financial & Professional Services

At a glance

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA in United States has published a funding call in financial & professional services: “DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award”. Submissions close on 18 November 2026, 8 days from today. The stated value is USD 4,370,000. Quote reference HT942526CRRPTRA in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 67 notices from this buyer since 2022, 21 of them currently open. There are 420 open financial & professional services notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through Grants.gov — US federal funding opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Key requirements

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Details

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program (CRRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports hypothesis-driven innovative, high-impact translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas and/or technologies in trauma care into solutions to maximize casualty survivability, improve patient care closer to the point of injury and/or trauma care guidelines. Preliminary data are required. Research using well-validated animal models is allowed.Distinctive Features:• **NEW for FY26** An investigator may be named as the Principal Investigator (PI) on only one FY26 CRRP TRA application.• Research supported by the FY26 CRRP TRA must represent a mature, translational research effort with a minimum biomedical technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 or knowledge readiness level (KRL) of 4.

Estimated total programme funding: USD 4370000

Expected number of awards: 3

CFDA number(s): 12.420

Federal funding opportunity published on Grants.gov. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov — see the official listing.

Context for bidders

We hold 67 notices from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, going back to September 2022 — 21 of them still open. They buy mostly in Financial & Professional Services and Healthcare & Pharma. There are 420 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in United States. This one closes in 8 days.

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