Assistance program
Military Health Services Research (MHSR)
$17.5 Million committed in FY2020–FY2026
- Agency
- Defense Health Agency (Dha), Dept of Defense
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 12.007
- What it does
- The Military Health System Research (MHSR) Program provides intramural and extramural grants for topic areas directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD (HA)) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA). The intent of this initiative is to foster capability and capacity within the Military Health System (MHS) to conduct health system research by through intramural and extramural grants. The Military Health System Research (MHSR) funds studies that identify factors that affect the economics/cost, quality, variation, and outcomes of military health care delivery across the enterprise. The program goal is to use data-driven research to inform policy and decision making, resulting in improved efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery within the MHS.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- The eligibility for applicants will be in accordance with the individual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Announcement . Generally, competitions are open to private and public educational institutions that carry out science and engineering research and/or related science and engineering education; however, competition may be limited to a class of such institutions, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities or other minority institutions (HBCUs/MIs). The latest competition did not allow for-profit applicants to apply. In all cases, awards are not made to individuals but to the organization.
- Authorized by
- 10 U.S.C. § 4001
- Program site
- https://usamraa.health.mil/Pages/Main01.aspx ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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