DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award

About this funding opportunity

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel research that has the potential to increase understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans and/or their care partners. The work should innovatively challenge existing research paradigms, exhibit high levels of creativity and be a new research direction for the investigator. The IDA is NOT intended to expand or extend previously published findings or continue a line of research already well-established in the Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) laboratory.

Distinctive Features:

•The IDA offers funding for investigators at all career levels.

•NEW for FY26 An investigator may be named on only one FY26 ERP IDA application as a PI.

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Life Sciences and Health, Security and Defense.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 17, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Open to all applicant types

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award is administered by Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA (AMRAA), listed via Grants.gov.