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DoW Autism Idea Development Award

Issued by Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · via Grants.gov — US federal funding opportunities

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Published
21 May 2026
Closes
22 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
USD 2,250,000
Reference
HT942526ARPIDA
Location
United States
Sector
Financial & Professional Services

Details

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Idea Development Award supports the development of innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for Autistic individuals. This award mechanism is designed to support innovative ideas with the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation.Distinctive Features: Applications are strongly encouraged to address one of the FY26 ARP Idea Development Award Areas of Interest or provide justification that the proposed research addresses a critical problem, question, or need in autism.Partnering Principal Investigator (PI) Option: The Partnering PI Option is structured so that two investigators, each of whom will be designated as a PI, will work synergistically on a single project. The results of this partnering project should significantly advance the research beyond what would be possible through individual efforts.

Estimated total programme funding: USD 2250000

Expected number of awards: 3

CFDA number(s): 12.420

Federal funding opportunity published on Grants.gov. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov — see the official listing.

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