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DoW Prostate Cancer, Physician Research 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
~8
Application deadline
Sep 2, 2026 Closes today
Posted
May 21, 2026
Last verified
2 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The FY26 Prostate Cancer Physician Research Award supports mentored research for early-career physicians with clinical duties who are preparing for careers in prostate cancer research. Eligible applicants are U.S. Department of War extramural or intramural organizations, including foreign or domestic, for-profit or nonprofit, and public or private entities; awards are made to organizations, not individuals, and cost sharing is not required. The program expects about 8 awards and roughly $8.8 million total, with a total cost cap of up to $1.1 million per award and a maximum project period of 4 years. Applications must address one FY26 prostate cancer challenge, may not include clinical trials, and are especially aimed at research on higher-risk or lethal prostate cancer and survivorship; travel, clinical research costs, and equipment are limited as stated.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Training, Fellowship & Career Development
  • Patients & People with Health Conditions
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • Biomedical & Disease Research
Official description from grants.gov

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Physician Research Award (PRA) Supports a mentored research experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties for careers in prostate cancer research. All applications must address one of the FY26 PCRP Overarching Challenges . Distinctive Features: · Early-Career Clinician Investigator: Serves as the Principal Investigator (PI). Includes investigators with clinical duties in the last year of an accredited medical residency or medical fellowship program, or within five years of initiating a faculty appointment. · Mentorship: Applications must include at least one mentor who demonstrates experience in prostate cancer research and successful mentorship. · Researcher Development Plan: Applications must include a research development plan articulating an individualized strategy for acquiring necessary skills, competence and expertise to complete the projects and foster the PI’s career development. https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2026/pcrppreann

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