DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research Award
Can you apply?
This grant is for research institutions conducting clinical research on combat-relevant burn care in military settings. Eligible applicants include academic medical centers, research universities, military medical facilities, and nonprofit research organizations with clinical research capacity. The research must involve human subjects or human subject data in prospective or retrospective studies. Preclinical and animal research are not supported. A new mentorship option allows pairing experienced researchers with junior researchers to develop the next generation of military burn research leaders.
Key dates
- May 5, 2026 Applications open
- Oct 22, 2026 Application deadline in 131 days
- Sep 30, 2027 Award announced
- Sep 30, 2027 Project start
Program description
Summary: Despite significant research investment in combat-relevant burn care, a disparity exists between newly discovered knowledge in burn care and its implementation into clinical practice across the distributed operational battlespace. The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Patient-Centered Research Award (PCRA) seeks to bridge the gap between research, practice, and policy by developing a knowledge base that provides clinically useful findings about how interventions, clinical practices, guidelines, tools, and policies can be deployed to burn patients in an austere, resource-limited, military operational environment.
Distinctive Features:
· This award mechanism must support clinical research or clinical trials but cannot support preclinical or animal research. Applications may propose prospective or retrospective research involving human subjects or human subject data.
· New for FY26: The FY26 PCRA offers a Mentorship Option at a higher funding level to support a synergistic relationship between an experienced researcher (Mentor) and one to two junior researchers (Mentees). The dual purpose of this award is to fund a primary research study addressing a critical gap in combat burn care while simultaneously fostering the development of the next generation of military burn research leaders.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative
- Budget and Budget Justification
- Institutional IRB/ethics approval documentation
- CV/biosketches for all key personnel
Program contact
- 👤 eBRAP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: help@eBRAP.org
- 📧 help@eBRAP.org
- 📞 301-682-5507
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 12.420 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$2,265,729,366
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$800,631,761
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$74,531,880
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$67,205,571
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$53,718,832
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$34,191,124
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$24,907,742
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$21,394,379
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$19,100,256
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$19,002,641
Top States by Funding
- MD 10 awards $3,150.1M
- NC 11 awards $132.3M
- FL 8 awards $99.8M
- CA 11 awards $99.3M
- MA 7 awards $75.2M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 12.420). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $1,483,968,520 | |
| 2025 | $1,201,153,417 |
FAQ
Can I submit preclinical or animal research studies?
No. This award exclusively funds clinical research or clinical trials involving human subjects or human subject data.
What is the mentorship option?
A new FY26 feature allowing an experienced researcher to mentor one to two junior researchers while conducting a primary research study. It offers higher funding than standard applications.
Can I propose retrospective studies?
Yes. The award supports both prospective and retrospective clinical research addressing gaps in combat burn care.
When is the deadline?
The fixed deadline is October 22, 2026. Check the CDMRP website for any pre-announcement details on timelines.
Is cost-sharing required?
No cost-sharing is required for this award mechanism.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Focus on the clinical practice gap. Explain how your research bridges the gap between burn care discoveries and field implementation in military settings.
- Clearly specify your study design as prospective or retrospective and confirm you involve human subjects or human subject data.
- If applying for the mentorship option, highlight the career development value alongside the primary research aims and address how mentorship will strengthen the research team.
- Address the austere, resource-limited operational environment in your background and approach sections.
- Engage clinical leaders and military medical practitioners as collaborators to ensure your findings are deployable and relevant to field conditions.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Applications proposing preclinical or animal research are immediately ineligible. Failing to establish clinical relevance to military burn care operations weakens competitiveness. Mentorship applications that emphasize training over substantive primary research do not meet the dual-purpose requirement.
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