Closed on Aug 24, 2026

DoW Lupus, Impact Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Opportunity number HT942526LRPIPA

Details summarized from the official notice as of Aug 25, 2026. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and requirements in the official notice before applying.

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Key facts

Opportunity number	HT942526LRPIPA
Agency	Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Department of Defense
Assistance listing (ALN, formerly CFDA)	12.420
Posted	May 5, 2026
Deadline	Aug 24, 2026
Expected number of awards	5
Estimated total program funding	$5,000,000
Cost sharing or matching required	No
Funding type	Grant
Category	Science technology and other research and development
Last updated here	Aug 25, 2026

Summary from the notice

Summary: This funding mechanism supports high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to make a major impact in lupus research and/or lupus disease. The emphasis is on impact. Research must address at least one of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lupus Research Program (LRP) Impact Award (IPA) focus areas. This funding mechanism does not allow clinical trials.

Distinctive Features: The FY26 LRP IPA encourages, but does not require, preliminary data.

An individual may be named as Principal Investigator (PI) on only one application per LRP award mechanism (Idea Award, IPA, Transformative Vision Development Award, Transformative Vision Award), for a maximum of four applications to the FY26 LRP.

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 Lupus, Impact Award

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

Registrations you will likely need

Past awards for this program

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