Closed · HT942525MRPIA · CFDA 12.420 · Discretionary

DoD Melanoma, Idea Award

Federal grant opportunity posted by Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
October 1, 2025
Close date
9
Expected awards

The verdict

DoD Melanoma, Idea Award is a closed discretionary listing from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA that offered Varies by applicant across 9 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,795 other opportunities from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
9
expected awards
12.420
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

DoD Melanoma, Idea Award is closed (last close October 1, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA still indexes 1,795 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 1, 2025

Posted May 14 Closes Oct 1

Est. Total Funding

$5,040,000

Expected Awards

9

Instrument

Grant

Description

Summary: Supports innovative, exploratory, high-risk/potentially high-reward research. Novelty and innovation are expected to be key aspects of the proposed project. By the end of the Idea Award funding period, the anticipated outcomes of successful efforts should be establishing proof of principle and obtaining preliminary data to secure follow-on funding.Distinctive Features:· Application submission is a two-step process requiring both a pre-application and a full application. Investigators must receive an invitation to submit a full application.· Preliminary data are discouraged.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HT942525MRPIA

Grants.gov marks DoD Melanoma, Idea Award with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA book (1,791 peers, 100% of 1,796).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

CDMRP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: help@eBRAP.org

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What to do next

DoD Melanoma, Idea Award is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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