DoW Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award
Funding Opportunity Number: HT942526HRRPFRA
About the Opportunity
The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Hearing Restoration Research Program (HRRP) Focused Research Award (FRA) supports promising research that accelerates drug discovery and therapeutic development for hearing restoration after military-relevant auditory system injury. The FRA may be used to support preclinical studies and/or clinical research. Research must align with at least one of the FY26 HRRP Focus Areas. The FRA cannot be used to support clinical trials, tinnitus research, or vestibular research.
Distinctive Features
The FRA offers two Funding Levels to support research at different stages and the exploration/development of ideas of different maturity levels. Funding Level 2 includes a Partnering Principal Investigator (PI) Option (PPIO) for two PIs: an Initiating PI and a Partnering PI.
- Scored peer review criteria include Research Idea/Rationale, Research Strategy and Feasibility, Impact, and Personnel.
- Programmatic review criteria include adherence to the intent of the FRA, contribution to the HRRP portfolio, relative impact, and relevance to military health.
Funding Details
- Expected Number of Awards: 3
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,800,000
- Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligibility
- Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity), subject to any clarification in the "Additional Information on Eligibility" section.
Assistance Listings: 12.420 -- Military Medical Research and Development
Key Dates
- Posted Date: May 04, 2026
- Last Updated Date: May 05, 2026
- Current Closing Date for Applications: September 10, 2026
- Archive Date: October 10, 2026
Contact Information
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