PHPA 3686 - Maryland Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Research Planning Grants
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- BPM054472
- State
- Maryland
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- UNSPSC code
Opportunity details come from emma.maryland.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Maryland Department of Health's Prevention and Health Promotion Administration, Center for Cancer Prevention and Control, is soliciting research planning grant applications under PHPA 3686 to develop actionable research plans for evaluating cancer screening technologies among Maryland firefighters, with applications due January 7, 2026. The Program intends to make up to four awards from a total available funding pool of $120,000 as fixed-price contracts. Applicants must be Maryland-based 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, local or state government agencies, public colleges, or state universities with documented experience developing, coordinating, or facilitating human subjects research with Maryland populations.
The scope requires research centers to submit detailed research proposals identifying specific aims, methodologies, literature reviews, cohort descriptions, sustainability plans, and budget justifications, along with a work plan using the State's provided template. Research must assess the efficacy and effectiveness of innovative cancer screening technologies funded by the broader Maryland Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program. The anticipated contract period runs April 1 through June 30, 2026.
Applicants must carry Commercial General Liability coverage of $1 million combined single limit per occurrence with $3 million annual aggregate, Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability of $1 million per claim with $3 million annual aggregate, and Workers' Compensation coverage. No indirect costs are permitted. Grant funds cannot support clinical trials, direct payments to service recipients, legal services, vehicle expenses, land purchases, property taxes, capital improvements, or personnel cost supplementation. Technical factors and financial factors are weighted equally in evaluation. Questions are due December 31, 2025. Applications must be submitted through eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) or via email to RFA.PHPA@maryland.gov. Final invoices and financial reports are due July 15, 2026, and final project reports by August 15, 2026.
Opportunity text
The Maryland Professionals and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program (Program), implemented by the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control, offers grant funding for local fire departments and volunteer fire companies to procure innovative cancer screening tests that are not otherwise conducted during routine physical examinations or covered by insurance to professional and volunteer firefighters (per Health General Article §§ 13-4001-13-4007, Annotated Code of Maryland) Each year, up to 20% of the program funds could be used to support research to assess, maximize, and improve the effectiveness and clinical utility of cancer screening funded by the program. The Program intends to provide research planning grants to multiple Maryland research centers to identify the best approach to implementing the research in subsequent fiscal years.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PHPA 3686_SFY26 Firefighters Research RFA 121025 .pdf |
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