No. HT942526SCIRPTRA · Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award
Invitation only
“Invitation to Submit an Application: September 18, 2026” — From the announcement
- Award range
- Not specified
- Expected awards
- ~4
- Application deadline
- Nov 12, 2026
- Posted
- May 5, 2026
- Last verified
- 3 days ago
At a glance
AI summaryThe program funds translational spinal cord injury research that moves promising ideas toward clinical use, including preclinical studies, human subjects research, and small pilot clinical trials as part of a larger project. Eligible applicants include U.S. Department of War intramural and extramural organizations, including foreign and domestic, for-profit, nonprofit, and public or private entities; investigators at eligible organizations may apply regardless of citizenship status. The program expects to fund about 4 awards with roughly $8.32 million total, with total cost caps of $2.0 million for a Single PI or $2.16 million for the Early-Career Partnership Option, and a maximum project period of 3 years. Cost sharing is not required. Applications must address at least one of four priority areas: acute injury intervention, secondary health effects, psychosocial well-being, or rehabilitation and regeneration, and must include at least one SCI community partner.
AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in spinal cord injury (SCI) research into clinical applications. Distinctive Features: • This funding opportunity contains an Early-Career Partnership Option, which allows for two principal investigators (PIs). If this option is selected, at least one of the named PIs must be an early-career investigator. Only the initiating PI will submit a pre-application, but all PIs will need to submit full applications. The partnering PI’s application is an abbreviated package specific to their distinct portion of the research project. If recommended for funding, each PI will be named on a separate award to the recipient organization(s). Be advised, all associated applications for a research project may be withdrawn if the initiating or partnering application is rejected or administratively withdrawn. • Applications to this funding opportunity must name at least one SCI community partner (e.g., SCI Lived-Experience Consultant, representative of community-based organizations) who will provide advice and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted
Program history
USASpending.govAssistance listing 12.420 · Military Medical Research and Development
Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (12.420), not just this notice.
| Fiscal year | Awards | Median award | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 (so far) | 374 | $934,195 | $559,998 – $1,477,811 |
| FY 2025 | 967 | $796,174 | $416,995 – $1,480,602 |
| FY 2024 | 1,097 | — | — |
| FY 2023 | 1,115 | — | — |
| FY 2022 | 1,186 | — | — |
| FY 2021 | 1,023 | — | — |
Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 5,762 — award counts are complete.
- THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER $19,100,256 · FY 2025
- H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOSPITAL, INC. $18,696,738 · FY 2025
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE $10,606,583 · FY 2025
- SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH $10,500,000 · FY 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE $8,491,997 · FY 2025
Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 25, 2026