Closed on Aug 17, 2026

DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Opportunity number HT942526ERPLRA

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	HT942526ERPLRA
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	$1,600,000
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 intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Leveraging Research Award is to support basic, translational and/or clinical research that repurposes or expands existing research resources to accelerate the understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities.

Distinctive Features:

The study must adapt an existing cohort, resource, research tool, or intervention for which PTE was not a prior focus or application.
**NEW for FY26** An investigator may be named on only one FY26 ERP Leveraging Research Award application as a Principal Investigator.

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

Most applications submitted through Grants.gov need the following. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. The notice lists the exact requirements.

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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Before you apply

Read the full official notice, including the evaluation criteria.
Confirm your organization type and location are eligible.
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DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research Award

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

Registrations you will likely need

Past awards for this program

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