Uniformed services university (USU) - national institute of allergy and infectious diseases (niaid) military-relevant infectious disease clinical research collaboration

The DOD Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences awarded a $3.78 million cooperative agreement to The Henry M. Jackson Foundation For The Advancement Of Military Medicine, Inc. on September 1, 2026, under the Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects program (CFDA 12.750) to conduct military-relevant infectious disease clinical research in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

The award funds clinical research activities and deliverables aligned with military infectious disease surveillance, diagnosis, and countermeasure development. Performance runs through August 31, 2031, at United States locations. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation, a non-profit headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, serves as the recipient and brings established capability in military medical research infrastructure, clinical research operations, and infectious disease countermeasure development. The foundation holds a substantial federal research footprint anchored in cooperative agreements and grants under CFDA 12.750 and related DOD and HHS programs, with recent infectious disease awards including a $4.36 million NIAID cooperative agreement for vaccine development and an $11.1 million delivery order for infectious disease clinical practice guideline development. The award obligates $3.78 million and represents the foundation's continued role as a primary research partner supporting USU's mission to advance military medical research and education.