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FY26 Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Research Award

U.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health Agency

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Funds health services research that builds real-world evidence on deploying interventions, clinical guidelines or policies for psychological health conditions and TBI. Named focus sub-areas include suicide/sexual-assault postvention, crosscutting prevention of suicide and intimate partner and family violence, military and Family readiness, and access-to-care barriers. Community-based participatory research is required when prospectively enrolling human subjects.

Indicative award
up to $4M (total award)Program announcement states a total-cost cap of $4.0M per award over a maximum 4-year period of performance; CDMRP expects to allot roughly $8.0M to fund approximately two awards. Total costs include direct and indirect. No published minimum.
Timing
Annual cycleAnnual cycle · May, Sep, OctPublished deadline: 2026-09-24 — 41 days awayFY26 cycle released May 21, 2026. Letter of Intent (pre-application) due 5:00 p.m. ET September 24, 2026; full application due 11:59 p.m. ET October 15, 2026. Peer review December 2026, programmatic review March 2027. Reissued most fiscal years subject to appropriation ($40.5M for TBIPHRP in FY26).
Who can apply
Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
Eligibility
Independent investigators at any career level, affiliated with an eligible organization; foreign and domestic, for-profit and nonprofit, public or private entities may apply, regardless of nationality or citizenship. Mentored positions (postdoctoral or clinical fellows) are not eligible as PI. Early-Career Partnering Option requires the early-career PI to be within 10 years of terminal degree.
SSWR clusters
Topics
suicide postvention · psychological health services · traumatic brain injury · implementation science · community-based participatory research · family readiness
Apply at
https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/tbiphrp
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