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"Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas is sponsored by Department of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) through Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). This award supports a synergistic, multidisciplinary research program of at least two but not more than three distinct but complementary projects.
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gov Maintenance Calendar DoD Melanoma, Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:HT942525MRPFPARM Funding Opportunity Title:DoD Melanoma, Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Science and Technology and other Research and Development Expected Number of Awards:2 Assistance Listings:12.
420 -- Military Medical Research and Development Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:May 23, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Oct 01, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Oct 01, 2025 Archive Date:Oct 31, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 5,600,000 Eligible Applicants:Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Description:**Summary:**Supports a multidisciplinary research program of at least two, but not more than three, distinct but complementary research projects addressing an overarching question relevant to rare melanomas.
**Distinctive Features:** ·**_*New for FY25*_ This funding mechanism is a _partnering_ mechanism, requiring an Initiating Principal Investigator (PI) and at least one, but not more than two, Partnering PIs,**see Figure 1. •Each named PI is expected to be a Project Leader for one of the proposed research projects. If recommended for funding, each PI will be named on separate awards to the recipient organization(s).
·**_*New for FY25_*** After submitting the required pre-application, **_investigators must receive an invitation to submit a full application_**. •Only the Initiating PI will submit a pre-application. All PIs will need to submit full applications.
The Partnering PI(s)’s application is an abbreviated package specific to their proposed research project. ·Clinical trials **_are_**allowed. ·Investigators are encouraged, but not required, to form collaborative relationships with the rare melanoma consumer community to maximize the impact and translatability of the research for the benefit of the intended community(ies).
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Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas is funded by Department of the Army -- USAMRAA (DOD-AMRAA) through Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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