Project Grant HT9425261E102
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $869,193 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The award funds research to identify the pathogenesis of monosomy 7 in bone marrow failure (BMF), a basic biomedical research initiative aligned with the program's objective to transform healthcare for service members and the American public through...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded a $3.42 million Project Grant to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science on September 1, 2026, under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The four-year award, with a completion date of August 31, 2030, supports research into urinary proteomic biomarkers of adaptive bone formation and stress injuries in military recruits. This investigation will advance understanding of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwestern University's Sponsored Research Division received a $1.1 million Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2030. The project, titled "Uncovering Targetable Vulnerabilities in Leukemic Stem Cells," represents basic and applied biomedical research aimed at advancing medical solutions relevant to Service Member health and the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $426,400 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The award supports research on "Nanoscale Structural and Molecular Mapping of the Optic Nervous System Following Ocular Blast," addressing a critical military health priority. This research initiative will deliver advanced scientific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded Washington University a $4.88M Project Grant on August 1, 2025, under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to develop a novel point-of-care (POC) multiplex device for classifying molecular phenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis. The project, which extends through July 31, 2029, focuses on advancing diagnostic capabilities to enable rapid, accurate identification of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $1.59M Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to conduct research on topical amniotic membrane treatment for ocular chemical and thermal burn injuries. The three-year project, which commenced July 15, 2025 and concludes July 14, 2028, will be performed at the University of Illinois in Chicago, IL. This award supports advanced biomedical...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded The Washington University Office of Sponsored Research Services a Project Grant totaling $834,915 under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to develop small molecules that disrupt TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43) aggregation and restore protein function. The award, dated May 1, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2028, supports basic and applied biomedical research...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded the University of Virginia a $1.7 million Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The research project, titled "Preserving Lung Integrity and Harnessing Inflammation to Treat Burn-Induced Inhalation Injury," will be conducted at the University of Virginia's Charlottesville, Virginia campus. This award supports...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Saint Louis University received a $1.42 million Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2029. This award supports research focused on the assessment of tendon loading for enhancing the treatment of Achilles tendon rupture, representing an applied biomedical research initiative aligned with the DHA's mission to advance medical...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $400,814 project grant from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The award funds development of a Portable Panretinal Imager for Automated Detection of Retinal Detachment in Austere Environments. This research initiative aligns with DHA's mission to support hypothesis-driven biomedical innovation...
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) awarded Loyola University of Chicago Health Sciences Campus a $1.696 million Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) on September 1, 2026, with a three-year performance period extending through August 31, 2029. This award funds research investigating the use of novel angiopoietin-1 mimetic peptides for treating burn shock-associated endothelial dysfunction in severe burn injury. The research deliverables will advance medical solutions addressing Service Member health and battlefield medicine, consistent with the DHA's mission to transform healthcare for the military population through innovative biomedical research. Loyola University of Chicago will conduct this research at its Health Sciences Campus facility in Maywood, Illinois. As a tax-exempt academic medical center with demonstrated capability in translational biomedical research, the institution brings relevant expertise in burn injury management, as evidenced by concurrent institutional grants in burn sepsis prognostic strategies ($847,000 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences). The three-year award reflects a typical project grant duration under this DHA program, which funds applied research initiatives ranging from $100,000 to $20 million depending on project scope and military relevance.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.7m | 4/15/26 |