DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)

Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

Award range: Not specified
Expected awards: ~2
Application deadline: Nov 12, 2026
Posted: May 5, 2026
Last verified: 3 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The FY26 Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Clinical Trial Award funds clinical trials that could improve treatment or management of spinal cord injury. Eligible applicants include U.S. Department of War organizations and other domestic or foreign, for-profit or nonprofit, public or private organizations; investigators may be named as PI regardless of citizenship status, but awards are made to organizations, not individuals. The program expects to fund about 2 awards totaling roughly $9.76 million, with a total cost cap of $4.8 million for a single-PI application or $4.96 million for the early-career partnership option, for up to 4 years. Cost sharing is not required, and applications must name at least two spinal cord injury community partners; research must address at least one of four priority areas and be a clinical trial, not preclinical research.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Research & Discovery
Patients & People with Health Conditions
Biomedical & Disease Research

Official description from grants.gov

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of spinal cord injury (SCI). 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 Be advised, all associated applications for a research project may be withdrawn if the initiating or partnering application is rejected or administratively withdrawn.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 two spinal cord injury (SCI) community partners (e.g., SCI Lived-Experience Consultants, representatives of community-based organizations) who will provide advice and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.

Who can apply

Unrestricted

Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance 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.

Who wins it Business (127), Nonprofit (34), Higher education (2) of 5,762 awards — categories can overlap.

Top states CA (135) · TX (103) · NY (99) · MA (74) · MD (38)

Largest recent awards

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