DoW Vision, Translational Research Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

Published: May 5, 2026

Updated: Jun 18, 2026

Source: grants_gov

About This Opportunity

Dept United States: DoW Vision, Translational Research Award. Grant funding, ICT & digital. Submission deadline Nov 2026.

This is a grants contract in the information and communication technology sector. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before November 12, 2026.

Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the information and communication technology sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translational research that transforms a promising discovery into new drugs, devices or clinical practice guidelines that are ready for definitive testing in clinical trials during or by the end of the period of performance. The TRA may be used to support preclinical studies, clinical research or a pilot clinical trial , but not a full-scale clinical trial . Research must align with at least one of the FY26 VRP Focus Areas .
Distinctive Features:
· If developing new drugs or device(s), the research team must include expertise in the regulatory approval process.
· The TRA includes a Partnering Principal Investigator (PI) Option (PPIO) for two PIs, an Initiating PI and a Partnering PI.
· Scored peer review criteria include Research Idea/Rationale, Research Strategy and Feasibility, Impact, Personnel and Post-Award Transition Plan.
· Programmatic review criteria include adherence to the intent of the TRA, contribution to the VRP portfolio, relative impact and relevance to military health.
· The VRP may share FY26 TRA applications and reviews with the National Eye Institute (NEI) for independent funding consideration.

https: //cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2026/vrppreann

Agency: Teresa M Parker-Reeser
Grants Officer

CFDA: 12.420

Applicant Types: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Cost Sharing: No

Contact: Teresa M Parker-Reeser
Grants Officer

Email: help@eBRAP.org

Data provenance

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About Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA has issued 77 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 77 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Health & Medical, Research & Innovation, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: June 17, 2026.

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When does this tender close?

The submission deadline is November 12, 2026. You have 141 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.

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