The Defense Health Agency awarded a $784,602 Project Grant to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (doing business as Dfci) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will support research from January 2023 to January 2026 to develop next-generation immunotherapy for breast cancer by turning breast cancer cells against themselves. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health through innovative medical...
This $161,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Defense Health Agency on April 1, 2025 under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant supports research conducted by Duke University focused on "Breast Cancer Brain Metastases: Integrating Immunogenomic and Phenotypic Vulnerabilities to Improve Outcomes." The research aims to investigate innovative approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer brain metastases, with...
The federal Project Grant award, with ID HT94252410992, was provided by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) federal grant program. The award, totaling $2,710,479.00, will fund a research initiative led by the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to advance the understanding of metastatic breast cancer through the development of a comprehensive research platform. The award's performance period is from August 15, 2024 to...
The Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency awarded a $4,818,759 Project Grant to Duke University under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the project "SINGLE-CELL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF LETHAL BREAST CANCERS". The grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, will fund research to improve understanding and treatment of lethal breast cancers through advanced single-cell and spatial analysis techniques. This work supports the program's goals of...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $1,030,660.00, was issued by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The award supports advanced biomedical research initiatives focused on transforming healthcare for military service members and the broader public. The primary awardee, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., will conduct scientific investigations spanning basic, applied, and...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded a $4,954,747 Project Grant to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (doing business as Dfci) to conduct research under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant, titled "Novel Immunologic Discovery Platforms to Prevent Metastasis and Recurrence in Breast Cancer," will fund a four-year research project focused on developing new immunology-based approaches to prevent the spread and return of breast cancer. As a...
This Project Grant award of $695,386.00 from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports research conducted by Health Research, Inc. (Roswell Park Division) to investigate translation dysregulation in metastatic breast cancer. The project aims to evaluate the implications of this phenomenon for disease outcomes and immunotherapy responses. The award period runs from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027. As a prime grantee,...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded a $1,674,999.00 Project Grant to Yale University under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant is for the "PERTURBOMICS IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL GENETIC TARGETS IN NK CELLS FOR BREAST CANCER THERAPY" project, which will be conducted from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The funding will support basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research to transform healthcare for service members and the public...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded a $657,263 project grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. (d.b.a. DFCI) in Boston, MA. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will support DATA-DRIVEN BIOMARKER-INFORMED DECISION ANALYTICS IN MELANOMA: IMPROVING EFFICACY AND REDUCING TOXICITY OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE. Through this grant, DFCI will conduct research to develop data-driven...
This federal Project Grant award of $997,821.00, provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program, supports advanced biomedical research initiatives focused on transforming healthcare for military service members and the general public. The primary awardee, Trustees of Dartmouth College, will conduct research to investigate the pathogenic role of neutrophil subpopulations in lupus nephritis. The project includes sub-awards to The...