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No. HT942526ORPARA · Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA

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DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Invitation only
“Invitation to Submit an Application: September 25, 2026” — From the announcement
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
~4
Application deadline
Nov 18, 2026
Posted
Jun 17, 2026
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

This program funds applied research to improve treatment and restore function for people with orthopaedic injuries from combat or service-related activities. Eligible applicants include U.S. Department of War organizations and foreign or domestic for-profit, nonprofit, public, or private organizations; principal investigators may be at any career stage and nationality or citizenship status. The award is a grant with a maximum of $950,000 in total costs over up to 3 years, and cost sharing is not required. The announcement expects about four awards and says applications must focus on one or more listed orthopaedic focus areas; clinical trials are not allowed, and clinical research is generally not allowed unless it meets stated regulatory exceptions.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • General Public / Community-wide
  • Veterans, Military & Public-Safety Personnel
  • Biomedical & Disease Research
  • Defense, National Security & Aerospace
Official description from grants.gov

Summary: The Orthopaedic Research Program (ORP) Applied Research Award (ARA) seeks applied research applications focused on advancing optimal treatment and restoration of function for individuals with orthopaedic injuries sustained during combat or service-related activities. Distinctive Features: • Applied research is defined as work that refines concepts and ideas into potential solutions with a view toward evaluating technical feasibility of promising new knowledge products, pharmacologic agents, behavioral and rehabilitation interventions, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, clinical guidance and/or emerging approaches and technologies. • Preliminary data is required. • Military relevance : the ORP expects that research findings benefit Service Members, their families, Veterans and the general public. • Clinical research is not allowed.

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
  1. THE UNIVERISTY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER $19,100,256 · FY 2025
  2. H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOSPITAL, INC. $18,696,738 · FY 2025
  3. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE $10,606,583 · FY 2025
  4. SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH $10,500,000 · FY 2026
  5. UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE $8,491,997 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 25, 2026