DoW Tick-Borne Disease Idea Development Award
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- HT942526TBDRPIDA
- Agency
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Medical Command
Department of the Army, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- eBRAP Help Desk help@ebrap.org (301) 682-5507
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Medical Command is soliciting applications for conceptually innovative research on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases endemic to the United States, with a full application deadline of October 22, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Eligible applicants include extramural and intramural U.S. Department of War organizations, foreign and domestic organizations, and for-profit and nonprofit entities. No cost share is required. The program expects to allocate approximately $3.5 million to fund three standard Idea Development Award (IDA) applications at a maximum of $800,000 each and two Career Development Option (IDA-CDO) applications at a maximum of $550,000 each, with a maximum performance period of three years. Direct costs cannot include mentor salary and travel costs, clinical trial costs, and conference travel beyond one meeting per year for one investigator.
For the standard IDA, independent investigators at all career levels may serve as Principal Investigator. For the IDA-CDO, the PI must be an early-career researcher within ten years of completing their terminal degree (excluding residency and family medical leave) and must conduct research under mentorship of an experienced tick-borne disease researcher holding at least associate professor rank with recent funding and publication history in the field. IDA-CDO applications undergo peer review using separate, career development-specific evaluation criteria by a dedicated panel.
Research must address pathogenesis, treatment, or diagnosis of tick-borne diseases, with particular emphasis on persistent Lyme disease. Applications must demonstrate conceptual innovation—introducing new concepts or questions, challenging existing paradigms, or exhibiting uniquely creative qualities—and must not represent merely a next logical step or incremental advance on published data or ongoing research. Pre-applications are due July 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET through eBRAP, with invitations issued September 3, 2026. Full applications from extramural organizations submit through Grants.gov; intramural applications submit through eBRAP. Peer review occurs December 2026; programmatic review follows in February 2027. This opportunity is funded under CFDA 12.420, Military Medical Research and Development.
Synopsis
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) is to support conceptually innovative research that could lead to impactful discoveries or significant advancements that will accelerate progress toward reducing the burden of Lyme disease and/or other tick-borne diseases and conditions, and improving patient care and/or the quality of life. Applications should propose research that is conceptually innovative, introduces a new concept or question, challenges existing paradigms, approaches issues from a new perspective, or exhibits other uniquely creative qualities; and should not merely be a next logical step or an incremental advance on published data or ongoing research.
Distinctive Features: A Career Development Option is available to eligible early-career investigators who propose to conduct impactful mechanism-relevant research under the mentorship of an experienced tick-borne disease researcher(s). Applications submitted under the IDA - Career Development Option (IDA-CDO) will be reviewed using separate, career development-specific evaluation criteria by a separate, dedicated peer review panel; and are subject to a lower cost limit than those submitted under the standard IDA.
https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2026/tbdrppreann
Files
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| PKG00292695.pdf | ||
| HT942526TBDRPIDA_GG.pdf | ||
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