DOW Combat Readiness ? Medical Research Program Translational Research Award

The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program (CRRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports hypothesis-driven innovative, high-impact translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas and/or technologies in trauma care into solutions to maximize casualty survivability, improve patient care closer to the point of injury and/or trauma care guidelines. The program priorities are aligned to distinct focus areas that describe medical priorities to improve readiness and to deliver frontline care in combat situations. Research supported by the FY26 CRRP TRA must address at least one of the program focus areas. The award mechanism is open to extramural and intramural U.S. Department of War (DOW) organizations, including foreign and domestic organizations, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and public or private entities. Key elements for the TRA include impact and military relevance, preliminary data, and research maturity. The funding instrument for awards made under the program announcement will be assistance agreements, which can take the form of a grant or cooperative agreement. • The program announcement must be read in conjunction with the General Application Instructions. • The applicant must ensure their registrations are active and up to date prior to application preparation. • The applicant is encouraged to leverage existing resources in translational research to address essential research ideas or unmet needs. • The application must include preliminary data relevant to the proposed study. • The proposed research must clearly demonstrate a sound scientific approach based on the preliminary data and relevant scientific literature. • The research must represent a mature, translational research effort with a minimum biomedical technology readiness level (TRL) of 4 or knowledge readiness level (KRL) of 4.