At a glance
This program funds late-stage preclinical development of products for prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life, including drugs, devices, and knowledge products. It is open to eligible U.S. Department of War organizations, including foreign and domestic, for-profit and nonprofit, and public or private entities; awards are made to organizations, not individuals. The program expects to fund about 12 awards totaling roughly $67.2 million, with a total cost cap of $5.6 million per award and a maximum project period of 4 years. Cost sharing is not required. Applications must address one FY26 PRMRP topic area and one strategic goal, and the text says the projects must be relevant to military health.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award, a product-driven award mechanism, intends to support the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications, including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life, for a disease or condition related to one of the congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas and one of the FY26 PRMRP strategic goals. Products can be tangible items, such as drugs or devices, or can be knowledge products, such as clinical decision-making tools or practice guidelines. Products in development should address or have dual purpose potential for the health care needs of military Service Members, Veterans and their Families. Distinctive Features: For the PRMRP Technology/Therapeutic Development Award, the program expects the research proposed will take an already established proof-of-concept or prototype through the final stages of preclinical development. The PRMRP also expects that the research outcome will be a regulatory filing or translation of findings into clinical practice, as applicable. Funding Details: The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) expects to allot roughly $67.2M to fund approximately 12 Technology/Therapeutic Development Award applications with total cost caps of $5.6M per award. The maximum period of performance is 4 years. It is anticipated that awards made from this FY26 funding opportunity will be funded with FY26 funds, which will expire for use on September 30, 2032. Awards supported with FY26 funds will be made no later than September 30, 2027.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted