FY26 Reconstructive Transplant Research Program Concept Award
Funds small, high-risk exploratory research into reconstructive transplantation and vascularized composite allotransplantation for wounded Service Members and Veterans.
CDMRP runs this Concept Award through a Letter of Intent gate before the real application is even accepted, and only the full package that follows — a Project Narrative, Statement of Work, Innovation Statement, Post-Award Transition Plan and budget materials — goes on to review. That review runs in two stages: scientific peer review first, then a separate programmatic review that weighs the portfo…
The award is for highly innovative, untested concepts in reconstructive transplantation, not incremental extensions of existing work. Projects must address at least one FY26 RTRP Focus Area: VCA immunosuppression, biomarkers or tools for monitoring graft rejection, VCA preservation strategies, or new ways to measure VCA outcomes. Clinical trials are not allowed.
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