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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

To view past Program Funding Opportunities, please visit the BCRP Program Funding Opportunities Archives.

Synopsis of FY26 BCRP Award Mechanisms - (Adobe PDF) - provides a brief description and key elements of the award mechanism.
Mechanism Release Date Program Announcement/Instructions Submission Deadline  
Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter of Intent):

June 24, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
July 8, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Breakthrough Award Level 3 May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Pre-Proposal):

June 12, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
September 30, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Breakthrough Award Level 4 May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Pre-Proposal):

June 12, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
September 30, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Pre-Proposal):

June 12, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
September 30, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Clinical Research Extension Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter of Intent):

June 24, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
July 8, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Era of Hope Scholar Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter of Intent):

June 24, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
July 8, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application
Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application
(Letter of Intent):

June 24, 2026
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
July 8, 2026
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application

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Last updated Tuesday, May 5, 2026