DoW Kidney Cancer, Concept Award
This grant funds innovative, high-risk, and untested kidney cancer research ideas, requiring anonymous applications with no preliminary data or identifying information.
Funder: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA
Due Dates: July 28, 2026 (Pre-Application/LOI) | August 11, 2026 (Full Application) | August 17, 2026 (End of Application Verification)
Funding Amounts: ~$120,000 total costs per award (1 year max); ~7 awards; $840,000 total program funding
Summary: Supports highly innovative, untested concepts in basic kidney cancer research through a blinded, high-risk funding mechanism.
Key Information: Preliminary data are not allowed; applications revealing PI/organization identity will be rejected.
Description
This opportunity supports high-risk, high-reward research in kidney cancer through the Concept Award mechanism under the FY26 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP). The intent is to fund innovative, untested ideas that could open new research avenues or challenge current paradigms in kidney cancer. The mechanism is strictly blinded—any identifying information about the Principal Investigator (PI), collaborators, or institutions in the application will result in immediate rejection. No preliminary data should be included. The award is designed to generate foundational data for future research, not incremental advances on existing projects.
