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DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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


Synopsis of FY26 PCARP Award Mechanisms - (Adobe PDF) - provides a brief description and key elements of the award mechanism.

Mechanism Release Date Program Announcement/Instructions Submission Deadline  
Focused Pilot Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application (Letter of Intent):
September 16, 2026 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 7, 2026 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Submit Pre-Application

The pre-application submission deadline for the following PCARP funding opportunities has passed.

Submission of full applications to these funding opportunities will only be accepted if you received an invitation to submit an application or if a Letter of Intent was required and it was submitted by the pre-application due date deadline.

Synopsis of FY26 PCARP Award Mechanisms - (Adobe PDF) - provides a brief description and key elements of the award mechanism.

Mechanism Release Date Program Announcement/Instructions Submission Deadline
Idea Development Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application (Pre-Proposal):
July 7, 2026 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 7, 2026 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
Translational Research Partnership Award May 4, 2026 Program Announcement
Application Instructions
Pre-Application (Pre-Proposal):
July 7, 2026 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Application:
October 7, 2026 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time

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Last updated Thursday, July 9, 2026