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FY26 Autism Research Program Career Development Award Grant Solicitation

The Department of Defense, through the Defense Health Agency's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) and the US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), is soliciting applications for the FY26 Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award. - Government Buyer: - Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, CDMRP, USAMRAA - OEMs and Vendors: - No commercial OEMs or vendors are referenced; the Defense Health Agency and CDMRP are the program managers - Products/Services Requested: - Grant funding for innovative, high-impact autism research or early-phase clinical trials - Targeted at early-career, independent investigators or established researchers transitioning into autism research - Approximately two awards, each with a total cost cap of $750,000 - Maximum period of performance is three years per award - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Research must address ARP Career Development Award Areas of Interest or justify relevance to critical autism-related problems - For pilot clinical trials, community collaboration is required, with at least one community partner (such as an Autistic individual, caregiver, or community organization representative) named to provide advice and consultation throughout the project - No cost sharing or matching is required - Funding instrument is a grant - Opportunity is categorized under science, technology, and other research and development activities

Description

The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award supports early-career, independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators from other research fields to conduct innovative, high-impact ideas or early-phase, proof-of-principle clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on autism. Applications are strongly encouraged to address one of the FY26 ARP Career Development Award Areas of Interest or provide justification that the proposed research addresses a critical problem, question, or need in autism. Submissions with a pilot clinical trial component are required to include community collaborations to optimize research impact, naming at least one community partner who will provide advice and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.

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