Opportunity
Simpler Grants.gov #360643
NIH Forecasts Funding Opportunity for Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) Network Research
Buyer
National Institutes of Health
Posted
September 23, 2025
Respond By
November 02, 2026
Identifier
360643
NAICS
541715
This opportunity is a forecasted research funding announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) Network: - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - Collaborating Institutes: NIDCD, NIEHS, NIMH, NINDS - Purpose and Scope: - Soliciting multisite research projects focused on autism - Utilizes the R01 Research Project Grant mechanism - Each ACE Network submits a single R01 application with sub-awards to collaborating sites - Builds on 23 years of ACE research, emphasizing advanced technologies and methods - Funding and Awards: - Estimated total funding: $10,000,000 - Approximately three awards anticipated - Eligibility and Requirements: - Open to educational, nonprofit, business, government, and tribal organizations - No cost sharing or matching required - No specific OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are involved, as this is a research grant opportunity - Notable Aspects: - Focus on collaborative, multisite research - Emphasis on leveraging advanced research technologies and methodologies
Description
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), along with several other NIH institutes, plans to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) Network. This initiative solicits applications for research building on 23 years of ACE progress, utilizing cutting-edge technologies and methods. The ACE network uses the R01 funding mechanism for multisite collaborations, with each network focusing on a specific research topic and submitting one R01 application with sub-awards to collaborating sites. Applications are not currently being solicited, providing potential applicants time to develop collaborations and projects. Investigators with relevant expertise and collaborative investigations across scientific disciplines are encouraged to apply.