Closes in 14 daysOpportunity HT942526TBDRPIDA

DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense

At a glance

DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award is an open federal grant opportunity from the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA (Department of Defense). Applications are due October 22, 2026. Total estimated funding is $3.5M across about 5 awards. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: May 5, 2026
Close date: Oct 22, 2026
Archive date: Nov 21, 2026
Est. award date: Sep 30, 2027
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $3,500,000
Expected awards: 5
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) is to support conceptually innovative research that could lead to impactful discoveries or significant advancements that will accelerate progress toward reducing the burden of Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne diseases and conditions, and improving patient care and/or the quality of life. Applications should propose research that is conceptually innovative, introduces a new concept or question, challenges existing paradigms, approaches issues from a new perspective, or exhibits other uniquely creative qualities; and should not merely be a next logical step or an incremental advance on published data or ongoing research.

Distinctive Features: A Career Development Option is available to eligible early-career investigators who propose to conduct impactful mechanism-relevant research under the mentorship of an experienced tick-borne disease researcher(s). Applications submitted under the IDA – Career Development Option (IDA-CDO) will be reviewed using separate, career development-specific evaluation criteria by a separate, dedicated peer review panel; and are subject to a lower cost limit than those submitted under the standard IDA.

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

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

12.420Military Medical Research and DevelopmentProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 12.420

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$1.48B

FY25

$1.2B

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.420. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Ebony S Simmons Grantor
help@eBRAP.org
301-619-2105

Quick answers

When is the deadline for “DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award”?

According to the official notice, applications are due October 22, 2026. Confirm the deadline and submission time on Grants.gov before applying.

Who is eligible to apply for “DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $3,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.

How do I apply for “DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HT942526TBDRPIDA), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 6 daysALN 12.420