At a glance
The FY26 Military Burn Discovery Award funds innovative, early-stage research in combat-relevant burn care that can lead to future translational or clinical research. Eligible applicants include extramural and intramural U.S. Department of War organizations, including domestic and foreign, for-profit, nonprofit, and public or private entities; investigators at all levels may serve as PI. The program expects about two awards and about $400,000 total funding, with a maximum of $200,000 in total costs per award and up to a 2-year period of performance. Cost sharing is not required. The research must focus on austere, resource-limited combat settings and address at least one listed burn-care focus area; clinical trials are not allowed.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in combat-relevant burn care that provide the foundation for future translational and/or clinical research. The proposed project may be exploratory, hypothesis-driven, or hypothesis-generating research, but must be novel and must be based on a strong scientific rationale and a well-developed study design. Distinctive Features: The focus of this award mechanism is innovation. Proposed research should lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation or product development in the area of combat-relevant burn care. The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for groundbreaking future research projects.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted