Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes ideas that are ready for further development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of investigation.Distinctive Features:The RCRP encourages applicants to include an exploratory aim or sub-aim to support any necessary discovery-driven research.Preliminary data with disease-specific rationale are required. However, these data do not necessarily need to originate from studies of the proposed rare cancer type(s)/subtype(s) under study.Research should have high potential impact on rare cancers and the patient community.
Open federal opportunity · HT942526RCRPIDA
DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA lists this opportunity for marked unrestricted. Review the coded eligibility, award range, source synopsis, and official notice before deciding whether to apply.
Science, technology and other research
Deadline
November 18, 2026
28 days remaining
Award range
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$7,350,000 estimated program funding
Applicant signal
Marked unrestricted
the official notice controls eligibility
Coded applicant types
- 99 — Unrestricted; subject to the official eligibility clarification
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