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Assistance Listing 12.420

Military Medical Research and Development

Department of Defense · Defense Health Agency (dha)

Assistance Listing 12.420, “Military Medical Research and Development,” is a federal program administered by Department of Defense. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 45 open, 1 forecasted and 40 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $1.2B in obligations for fiscal year 2025.

Program objective

Through the support of basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research: (1) to transform health care for Service Members and the American public through innovative and impactful research; (2) to investigate medical solutions for the battlefield with a focus on various areas of biomedical research, including military infectious diseases, combat casualty care, military orthopedic medicine, toxic exposures, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, respiratory health, neuroscience, blast injury and regenerative medicine; and (3) to fund novel approaches to biomedical research in response to the expressed needs of Congress.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 12.420

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Closes in 6 daysALN 12.420

DoW Melanoma Research Program Team Science Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Award range
Amount not specified
Closes
Oct 14, 2026
Who can apply
Unrestricted (any entity type)
Source: Grants.govVerified today
Closes in 6 daysALN 12.420

DoW Melanoma Research Program Idea Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Award range
Amount not specified
Closes
Oct 14, 2026
Who can apply
Unrestricted (any entity type)
Source: Grants.govVerified today
Closes in 13 daysALN 12.420

DoW Military Burn, Discovery Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Award range
Amount not specified
Closes
Oct 21, 2026
Who can apply
Unrestricted (any entity type)
Source: Grants.govVerified today
Closes in 13 daysALN 12.420

DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Award range
Amount not specified
Closes
Oct 21, 2026
Who can apply
Unrestricted (any entity type)
Source: Grants.govVerified today
Closes in 14 daysALN 12.420

DoW Autism Clinical Trial Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Award range
Amount not specified
Closes
Oct 22, 2026
Who can apply
Unrestricted (any entity type)
Source: Grants.govVerified today

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Local
  • State
  • Territorial
  • Tribal
  • Foreign Government
  • Foreign Non-Government Nonprofit Organization
  • U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
  • Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
  • Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government
  • Foreign Non-Government Not-for-Profit Organization
  • Foreign Non-Governmental For-Profit Organization
  • Nonprofit Organization
  • Not-for-Profit Organization
  • For-Profit Organization
  • U.S. Federal Government

See each NOFO for requirements specific to that announcement.

Intended beneficiaries: Profit organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization, Federal, Local, State, U.S. Territories, Small business, Quasi-public nonprofit organization, Native American Organizations, Other private institution/organization and 2 more.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$1.48B
FY25$1.2B
FY26— est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): This Assistance Listing supports approximately 30 or more programs each year. Overall, awards are expected to range from $100,000 to $20M (consortium) depending on the funding priorities, anticipated number of awards, and project activity/scope within each program for an award period, on average, of 3 to 4 years. The maximum award amount, if any, is specified in each Program Announcement or Broad Agency Announcement.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.420. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Recently closed under 12.420

Closed opportunities under 12.420
OpportunityStatusAward rangeClosesALN
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 7, 202612.420
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Idea Development AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 7, 202612.420
DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Focused Pilot AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 7, 202612.420
DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Clinical Trial AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 5, 202612.420
DoW Peer Reviewed Cancer, Idea AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 5, 202612.420
DoW, Peer Reviewed Cancer, Impact AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 5, 202612.420
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 1, 202612.420
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 1, 202612.420
DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Investigator-Initiated Research AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 1, 202612.420
DoW Ovarian Cancer, Clinical Trial AwardDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
ClosedAmount not specifiedOct 1, 202612.420

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 12.420?

12.420 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Military Medical Research and Development.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 12.420?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Local, State, Territorial, Tribal, Foreign Government, Foreign Non-Government Nonprofit Organization, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government, Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government, Foreign Non-Government Not-for-Profit Organization, Foreign Non-Governmental For-Profit Organization, Nonprofit Organization and 3 more. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 12.420 provide?

The agency reported $1,201,153,417 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.