Closed · HT942525MRPMASA · CFDA 12.420 · Discretionary
DoD Melanoma, Melanoma Academy Scholar 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
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
DoD Melanoma, Melanoma Academy Scholar Award is a closed discretionary listing from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA that offered Varies by applicant across 2 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
- 2
- expected awards
- 12.420
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
DoD Melanoma, Melanoma Academy Scholar 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
Est. Total Funding
$1,540,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Grant
Description
Summary: This funding opportunity announcement is for the addition of independent, early career investigators (Scholars) who are no more than seven years from their initial faculty appointment to the Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Melanoma Academy. The Melanoma Academy is a unique, interactive virtual academy focused on bringing together established investigators and Scholars to develop a network of successful, highly productive melanoma researchers in a collaborative research and career development environment.Distinctive Features:· This award mechanism focuses on both the Scholar’s research and career potential.· Scholars must designate a Career Guide. The Career Guide must have a track record of successful mentorship coupled with a strong record of funding and publications in melanoma.· Preliminary data are not required.Funding Details: The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot approximately $1.76 million (M) to fund approximately 2 Melanoma Academy Scholar Award applications with direct cost caps of $550,000. The maximum period of performance is 3 years. It is anticipated that awards made from this fiscal year 2025 (FY25) funding opportunity will be funded with FY25 funds, which will expire for use on September 30, 2031. Awards supported with FY25 funds will be made no later than September 30, 2026.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HT942525MRPMASA
Grants.gov marks DoD Melanoma, Melanoma Academy Scholar 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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