Closed · HT942526ALSRPTDA · CFDA 12.420 · Discretionary

DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Development Award

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
September 30, 2026
Close date
6
Expected awards

The verdict

DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Development Award is a closed discretionary listing from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA that offered Varies by applicant across 6 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
6
expected awards
12.420
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 30, 2026. CFDA 12.420 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 30, 2026

Posted May 4 Closes Sep 30

Est. Total Funding

$12,000,000

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Grant

Description

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Therapeutic Development Award (TDA) supports research ranging from preclinical validation of therapeutic leads through U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling studies. The proposed studies are expected to be empirical in nature and product-driven. Applicants with limited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience are strongly encouraged to include collaborators with substantial experience in the relevant ALS model systems, endpoints and pathophysiology.Applications supported by this award must begin with lead compounds in hand and must already demonstrate proof-of-concept efficacy data in at least one appropriate preclinical model system of ALS, including whole-animal and cellular model systems.Distinctive Features: Mechanism-specific, predictive/cohort-selective, target engagement and pharmacodynamic biomarker development, in parallel to the main therapeutic effort, is a critical component of the FY26 ALSRP Therapeutic Development Award. If appropriate mechanism-specific biomarkers are already available or currently in development, how the existing biomarkers will improve trial design, patient selection, and efficiency or interpretation of the proposed ALS therapeutic approach must be apparent in the application. Development of biomarkers for the purposes of diagnosis, prognosis, or measurement of general disease progression without consideration of the therapeutic development process will not be supported.Therapeutic candidates which have already been granted an IND are not appropriate for this mechanism.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HT942526ALSRPTDA

Grants.gov marks DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Pr… 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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