Closed on Aug 17, 2026

DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Opportunity number HT942526ERPIDA

Details summarized from the official notice as of Jun 28, 2026. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and requirements in the official notice before applying.

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Key facts

Opportunity number	HT942526ERPIDA
Agency	Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Department of Defense
Assistance listing (ALN, formerly CFDA)	12.420
Posted	May 21, 2026
Deadline	Aug 17, 2026
Expected number of awards	2
Estimated total program funding	$2,000,000
Cost sharing or matching required	No
Funding type	Grant
Category	Science technology and other research and development
Last updated here	Jun 28, 2026

Summary from the notice

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel research that has the potential to increase understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans and/or their care partners. The work should innovatively challenge existing research paradigms, exhibit high levels of creativity and be a new research direction for the investigator. The IDA is NOT intended to expand or extend previously published findings or continue a line of research already well-established in the Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) laboratory.

Distinctive Features:

•The IDA offers funding for investigators at all career levels.

•**NEW for FY26** An investigator may be named on only one FY26 ERP IDA application as a PI.

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

Unrestricted (open to any type of entity, check the notice)

Registrations you will likely need

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SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

Past awards for this program

Totals for assistance listing 12.420 from public USASpending.gov data, as of Sep 27, 2026. Past awards do not predict future funding.

Year	Listing	Awards	Total	Average
2026	12.420	3	$933,997,648	$311,332,549
2025	12.420	4	$1,008,529,528	$252,132,382
2024	12.420	5	$3,274,258,894	$654,851,779

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Read the full official notice, including the evaluation criteria.
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DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

Registrations you will likely need

Past awards for this program

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