Funder · Federal agency

Army Medical Research and Development Command

Funds military health and operational medicine research through the United States Army medical research system.

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Key stats

Annual funding$1.27B

Programs8

Active grants4

Total grants4

About

The Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC), headquartered at Fort Detrick, Maryland, sits inside the Defense Health Agency's research and development structure and focuses on biomedical research that protects warfighter health, improves military medicine, and supports readiness. Its biggest funding arm is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, which gives the command…

Programs & grants under this funder

CDMRP — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Connects research teams and universities in United States to build innovation work toward measurable commercialization outcomes.

Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)

Funds breast cancer research collaboration across the United States with broad scientific participation.

1 grant

BCRP — Breast Cancer Research Program

Open

$145M pool

Combat Readiness-Medical Research Program (CRRP)

Helps Combat Readiness Medical Research Program for improve warfighter survivability and battlefield trauma care.

Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP)

Helps Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program for military medicine scientific advancement at.

Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)

Funds research targeting lethal prostate cancer and disparities affecting high-risk groups in the United States.

1 grant

PCRP — Prostate Cancer Research Program

Open

$75M pool

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP)

Helps Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program for across cancer topics.

1 grant

PRCRP — Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program

Open

$165M pool·43 days

Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP)

Supports broad medical research in the United States. through a large topic-based investigator portfolio.

1 grant

PRMRP — Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program

Open

$370M pool·30 days

Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP)

Funds studies on operational stress, injury prevention, and health readiness for military personnel.

Parent entityU.S. Department of Defense

Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: mrdc.health.mil