DoW Epilepsy Leveraging Research Award

Funding Opportunity Number: HT942526ERPLRA

About the opportunity

The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Leveraging Research Award supports basic, translational, and/or clinical research that repurposes or expands existing research resources to accelerate the understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities.

Estimated total program funding is $1,600,000, with an expected number of 2 awards. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.

Distinctive features

• The study must adapt an existing cohort, resource, research tool, or intervention for which PTE was not a prior focus or application.
• An investigator may be named on only one FY26 ERP Leveraging Research Award application as a Principal Investigator.

Eligibility

Unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarification in the additional information text.

Key dates

• Posted date: May 21, 2026
• Current closing date for applications: August 17, 2026
• Archive date: September 16, 2026

Contact

For assistance, contact the eBRAP Help Desk at 301-682-5507 or help@eBRAP.org.