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DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

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

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Published
5 May 2026
Closes
12 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
USD 4,960,000
Reference
HT942526SCIRPIIRA
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 Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award”. Submissions close tomorrow, 12 November 2026. The stated value is USD 4,960,000. Quote reference HT942526SCIRPIIRA in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 67 notices from this buyer since 2022, 21 of them currently open. There are 417 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) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports studies that have the potential to make an important contribution to spinal cord injury (SCI) research, patient care and/or quality of life. May focus on any phase of research from basic through translational science, though studies that focus solely on identifying intervention targets are discouraged.Distinctive Features:• This funding opportunity contains an Early-Career Partnership Option, which allows for two Principal Investigators (PIs). If this option is selected, at least one of the named PIs must be an early-career investigator. Only the initiating PI will submit a pre-application, but all PIs will need to submit full applications. The partnering PI’s application is an abbreviated package specific to their distinct portion of the research project. If recommended for funding, each PI will be named on a separate award to the recipient organization(s). Be advised, all associated applications for a research project may be withdrawn if the initiating or partnering application is rejected or administratively withdrawn.

Estimated total programme funding: USD 4960000

Expected number of awards: 6

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 417 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in United States. This one closes in 1 day.

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