Approved? (Admin-only)
  • Approved
Opportunity TypePre-Release
Funding Opportunity Posted ByDOW
ComponentDHA - CDMRP
Funding Opportunity TitleJoint Warfighter Medical Research Program
Link to Funding Opportunityhealth.mil
Funding Opportunity Short DescriptionTo augment and accelerate progress toward critical Department of War (DOW) medical capability gaps and requirements through the continuation of research and development initiatives that were previously supported by DOW core and/or DOW congressionally directed funding and that are close to achieving their objectives and yielding a benefit to military medicine.
Funding Opportunity CategoryHealth and Biomedical Technologies
Important Dates
Funding Details
Award Floor$1,250,000.00
Award Ceiling$3,000,000.00
Eligibility
  • Independent Investigators
Required Registrations
  • SAM
  • GRANTS
  • eBRAP
Funding Opportunity Full Description

The FY26 Defense Appropriations Act provides funding for the Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) to augment and accelerate progress toward critical Department of War (DOW) medical capability gaps and requirements through the continuation of research and development initiatives that were previously supported by DOW core and/or DOW congressionally directed funding and that are close to achieving their objectives and yielding a benefit to military medicine. As part of the Defense Health Agency Research & Development - Medical Research and Development Command (DHA R&D-MRDC), the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) is the program office managing this FY26 funding opportunity.

The JWMRP is providing the information in this pre-announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop ideas for submission to the anticipated FY26 funding opportunity. Investigators should not construe this pre-announcement as an obligation or promise by the government. The CDMRP will post FY26 JWMRP funding opportunity announcements on the Grants.gov website. Once released, the funding opportunity announcements will include pre-application and application deadlines.

Applications submitted to the FY26 JWMRP must address one or more of the following focus areas:

Non-vaccine approaches to prevent endemic diarrheal disease and broad-spectrum antivirals to prevent and/or treat emerging or endemic infectious diseases, excluding malaria
Solutions to mitigate hemorrhage and/or support trauma resuscitation, including but not limited to blood, biologics, and therapeutics
Solutions to prevent and/or treat injuries due to temperature extremes (e.g., heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia, and frostbite)
Solutions to support forward treatment of musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI) and reduce impact of MSKI on operational effectiveness
Medical countermeasures to radiation exposure, including pre-exposure prophylaxis, biodosimetry inclusive of rapid screening and diagnostic tools, and post-exposure treatments, excluding cytokines

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