Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA AI policy
Reviewer rules onlyChecked November 9, 2026
In short
We found no published rule on how applicants may use AI for USAMRAA-managed funding (CDMRP announcements, now issued by the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity). For CDMRP peer review, a September 2026 Defense Health Agency contract document (a draft statement of work for the peer review contractor) says reviewers may not use generative AI to evaluate applications and may not send application content to AI tools without government approval.
For reviewers
- Peer reviewers may not use generative AI to evaluate CDMRP applications. They must write their own critiques and scores based on their own knowledge and expertise.[1]
- Reviewers may not send application text, data, images, video or audio to any third-party system or tool, including generative AI tools, without prior government approval.[1]
Sources
- [1]Attachment 1 - DRAFT Performance Work Statement, Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support Services (BRAES), solicitation HT942726RE022
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), September 24, 2026
“Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies are prohibited for reviewers to employ for purposes of evaluating applications during the CDMRP Peer Review Process.”
“Further, reviewers are prohibited from transmitting proposal text, data, images, video or audio to any third-party system, database or application (including generative AI tools) without prior approval from the Government.”
This page summarizes published guidance and is not legal advice. Policies change, and a specific solicitation can add its own rules, so confirm against the funding announcement before you apply. See every funder's AI policy.