The DHA R&E Science and Technology Portfolio Management Division plans and manages the discovery and development of innovative medical solutions responsive to the needs of the combatant commands, the military services, and the Military Health System.

STPMD leads the strategic planning, oversight, and management of the Defense Health Program medical Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation appropriation for Science and Technology research on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. STPMD is responsible for the transition of successful S&T efforts into the appropriate translational pathway to enhance medical care of the warfighter and provide knowledge products to inform health policy, clinical practice guidelines, injury prevention strategies, public health, and health care delivery.

STPMD conducts deliberate strategy implementation planning for medical solution delivery based on the DHA Strategic Research Plans. SRPs outline STPMD priorities for DHP S&T program planning, aligning research initiatives with validated medical capability gaps, operational requirements, and the future needs of the joint force. DHA SRPs are developed for the following research areas:

The publicly releasable SRPs can be accessed here:

• Combat Casualty Care
• Department of Defense Working Dog
• Environmental Exposures
• Military Infectious Diseases
• Musculoskeletal Injury
• Psychological Health
• Sensory Systems
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Please reach out to dha.ncr.j-9.mbx.stmp@health.mil with any inquires. 

For open funding opportunities within S&T, please utilize the following resources:

• Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs: https://cdmrp.health.mil/funding/
• Small Business Innovation Research: https://www.sbir.gov/
• Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium: https://mtec-sc.org/solicitations/
• Broad Agency Announcement: https://usamraa.health.mil/BAA/

These and other funding resources are provided at: www.health.mil/researchresources.