FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Lifestyle and Applied Health Research Award
Supports clinical research and clinical trials drawing on psychology, epidemiology, surveillance, implementation science and population health, explicitly including development of evidence-based practices and investigation of psychosocial patient outcomes. Applications must address one of the 52 congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas, which include Suicide Prevention, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Maternal Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Gambling Addiction, and Sleep Disorders and Restriction.
- Indicative award
- up to $4.2M (total award)Maximum allowable funding is $4.2M total costs for the entire period of performance, maximum 4 years. Total costs include direct and indirect. No published minimum.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · May, Jul, AugNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.FY26 mechanisms released May 8, 2026; Letter of Intent was due July 23, 2026 and the application August 6, 2026 — both now past. PRMRP is appropriated annually ($370.0M across 52 topic areas in FY26), so expect an FY27 cycle on a similar spring-release calendar.
- Who can apply
- Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Independent investigators at all career levels at an eligible extramural or intramural DoD organization; applications must map to a named FY26 PRMRP topic area and a PRMRP strategic goal. A Letter of Intent is required before the full application. Animal studies are not supported.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- suicide prevention · post-traumatic stress disorder · maternal mental health · psychosocial outcomes · implementation science · gambling addiction
- Apply at
- https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/prmrp
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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