Assistance Listing 12.750
Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · Department of Defense
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Mostly repeat grantees: only 1% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before.
Based on 329 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $1,273,784. Expect about 39 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 1%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 99%
- 1% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- 0%
- of nonprofit awards
- Median award
- $1.3M
- $470K – $3.0M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 79
- $384M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Feb
- irregular · 39-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, INC. | Nonprofit | MD | 482 | $1,836,637,972 |
| The Geneva Foundation | Nonprofit | WA | 30 | $102,039,629 |
| Metis Foundation | Nonprofit | TX | 8 | $28,894,199 |
| National Academy of Sciences | Nonprofit | DC | 5 | $452,808 |
| Americas Vetdogs the Veterans K9 Corps INC | Nonprofit | NY | 2 | $2,000,000 |
| K9 Partners for Patriots, INC. | Nonprofit | FL | 2 | $1,985,650 |
| California Service DOG Academy | Nonprofit | CA | 2 | $1,417,772 |
| PAWS4PEOPLE, INC | Nonprofit | NC | 2 | $1,408,920 |
| Warrior Canine Connection, INC. | Nonprofit | MD | 2 | $1,145,272 |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | Higher ed | WV | 2 | $1,083,648 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 165 | $466M | $785K | $309K – $2.7M |
| 2022 | 94 | $194M | $579K | $283K – $2.1M |
| 2023 | 121 | $404M | $1.2M | $470K – $3.1M |
| 2024 | 129 | $549M | $1.4M | $597K – $3.6M |
| 2025 | 79 | $384M | $1.3M | $470K – $3.0M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-20 | 2024-03-21 | 30 d | HU000124CGHE0001 · Global Health Engagement Research Initiative (GHERI) FY2024 Call for White Papers |
| 2022-12-09 | 2023-01-17 | 39 d | HU000123CGHE0001 · Global Health Engagement Research Initiative (GHERI) FY 2023 Pre-Application (Call for White Papers) |
| 2021-11-23 | 2022-01-25 | 63 d | HU000122USU0001 · FY2022 Wounded Warrior Service Dog Project (WWSDP) |
| 2020-12-04 | 2021-02-03 | 61 d | HU000121USU0001 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) FY2021 |
| 2020-04-23 | 2020-07-27 | 95 d | HU000120R0047 · Noninvasive mTBI Tool RFI |
| 2020-01-10 | 2020-02-14 | 35 d | HU0001-20-CGHE-0001 · Global Health Engagement Research Initiative (GHERI) Fiscal Year 2020 Pre-Application (Call for White Papers) |
| 2019-11-08 | 2020-01-08 | 61 d | VP-20-003 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) FY2020 |
| 2019-07-12 | 2019-08-09 | 28 d | HU0001-19-CGHE-0001 · Global Health Engagement Research Initiative (GHERI) Fiscal Year 2019 Pre-Application (Call for White Papers) |
| 2018-12-20 | 2019-03-18 | 88 d | VP-19-001 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) FY2019 |
| 2018-11-02 | 2019-02-05 | 95 d | HU0001-19-TSNRP-0003 · TriService Nursing Research Program "B Call" |
| 2018-07-27 | 2019-06-01 | 309 d | HU0001-19-TSNRP-0002 · TriService Nursing Research Program "Open Call" |
| 2018-07-10 | 2018-08-10 | 31 d | HU0001-18-USU-0002 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program - Round 2 |
| 2018-07-06 | 2018-10-02 | 88 d | HU0001-19-TSNRP-0001 · TriService Nursing Research Program "A Call" |
| 2018-06-26 | 2018-08-01 | 36 d | HU0001-18-CGHE-0001 · Global Health Engagement Research Initiative | Call for White Papers |
| 2018-04-05 | 2018-06-04 | 60 d | HU0001-18-USU-0001 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program |
| 2017-12-01 | 2018-02-06 | 67 d | HU0001-18-TSNRP-0003 · TriService Nursing Research Program "B Call" |
| 2017-10-05 | 2018-06-30 | 268 d | HU0001-18-TSNRP-0002 · "Open Call" Funding Opportunity Announcement |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-10-03 | 88 d | HU0001-18-TSNRP-0001 · TriService Nursing Research Program "A Call" |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-05-26 | 56 d | HU0001-17-USU-0001 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program |
| 2016-08-31 | 2017-06-01 | 274 d | HU0001-17-TSNRP-0003 · TriService Nursing Research Program "Open Call" |
| 2016-08-31 | 2017-02-07 | 160 d | HU0001-17-TSNRP-0002 · TriService Nursing Research Program "B Call" |
| 2016-08-31 | 2016-10-12 | 42 d | HU0001-17-TSNRP-0001 · TriService Nursing Research Program "A Call" |
| 2016-03-22 | 2016-06-27 | 97 d | HU0001-16-USU-0001 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program |
| 2015-06-19 | 2015-08-07 | 49 d | HU0001-15-USU-0001 · Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 12.750?
Mostly repeat grantees: only 1% of awards go to new applicants. Apply with a strong track record or a partner who has won before. Based on 329 new awards in FY2023–25. Organizations under $1M in revenue won 0% of the awards that went to nonprofits. The median award is $1,273,784. Expect about 39 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.3M; the middle half ran from $470K to $3.0M. 79 new awards were made, with $384M committed to them.
When does 12.750 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Feb with about 39 days to apply. The most recent round posted Feb 20, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Defense (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences). Assistance Listing 12.750 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 93% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.