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GrantDoW Rare Cancers, Idea Development Award — HT942526RCRPIDA
Atlas Opportunity Score92/100
Funding$7.35 million total FY26 program funding; approximately 15 expected awards; $490,000 total-cost cap per award; maximum 3-year period of performance. No cost sharing required.
DeadlineMandatory pre-application/preproposal: August 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time (passed). Invitation to submit: September 30, 2026. Invited full application: November 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Verification period ends November 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
Required next actionCurrent-cycle routing only for teams that completed the mandatory August 19 pre-application and receive an invitation. Confirm required preliminary data with disease-specific rationale, direct rare-cancer relevance, alignment to an FY26 RCRP focus area, and all required registrations and institutional research capacity. Clinical trials are not allowed.
Current statusActiveSource verificationSeptember 15, 2026
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