DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY26 Department of Defense Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award (Funding Opportunity Number HT942526MRPSRA) is a discretionary grant opportunity run through the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA) under CFDA 12.420. It is designed to push forward melanoma-specific survivorship research, an area the announcement describes as relatively new and historically underfunded. The program is looking for research that can make a meaningful, near-term difference in the day-to-day health and well-being of people who have survived melanoma, as well as benefits for their families and care partners.

A core theme of this award is that survivorship is not treated as “survival time” alone. Projects must address quality of life, overall health, and/or functional outcomes in a way that is directly relevant to melanoma survivors. Applications that focus exclusively on animal models are explicitly considered non-responsive, and proposals that only measure survival without integrating quality-of-life, health, or functional considerations also do not fit the intent of the award. In practical terms, the program is signaling that it wants patient-centered, real-world survivorship outcomes rather than purely preclinical work or studies that stop at mortality endpoints.

One of the defining requirements is the expectation of genuine consumer involvement. Every application must include at least one melanoma consumer collaborator, meaning a melanoma survivor, a family member, and/or a care partner who contributes lived-experience expertise to the project team. As an alternative, an applicant can partner with a melanoma-community supporting organization that meaningfully supports the planning, execution, and implementation of the research. This requirement is meant to ensure the research stays grounded in survivor realities and that study design, recruitment approaches, outcome selection, and dissemination plans reflect the needs and priorities of the melanoma community.

The opportunity allows clinical trials, which broadens the range of eligible projects to include interventional studies testing survivorship-focused strategies in people. That could include interventions aimed at improving physical functioning, mental health, symptom burden, long-term treatment effects, return-to-work outcomes, caregiver strain, or other survivorship challenges, as long as the work is innovative, impactful, and oriented toward near-term improvements.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of applicant organizations may apply, consistent with typical DoD research programs (for example, academic institutions, nonprofits, for-profits, and other research entities, depending on standard federal grant rules). The original application closing date is October 14, 2026, and the posting indicates an expectation of two awards. The award ceiling is not specified in the provided listing, so applicants would need to consult the full announcement or related program guidance for budget limits and other financial constraints.

Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as a call for translational, patient-centered melanoma survivorship research that is shaped with direct input from survivors and/or the organizations that support them, with an emphasis on outcomes that matter to daily life and long-term well-being, not just disease-free or overall survival.

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