science_technology_and_other_research_and_development · DOD-AMRAA
DoW Autism Career Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · HT942526ARPCDA
Total Program Funding
$1.5M
Expected Awards
2
Deadline
October 22, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
DoD Autism Research Program Career Development Award funds 2 grants for early-to-mid career researchers building autism research programs relevant to military families.
Who Should Apply
Junior/mid-career autism researchers with proposals relevant to military families affected by autism.
Who Should NOT Apply
Established autism researchers, researchers without military family relevance.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must study autism with military family relevance
- •2 awards
- •Must be early/mid-career
💡 GrantQuick Tip
DoD funds autism because military families face unique challenges: frequent moves disrupting services, deployments affecting autistic children, and barriers to diagnosis in military healthcare. Connect your research to these realities.
Competitiveness: Moderate-high — 2 awards.
What This Grant Funds
Summary: 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.
Distinctive Features:
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.
FY26 Career Development Award submissions with a pilot clinical trial component are required to include community collaborations to optimize research impact. Applications are expected to name at least one community partner (e.g., an Autistic individual or caregiver, representatives of community-based organizations) who will provide advice and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.
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Funding Details
- Total Program Funding
- $1.5M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 2
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
eBRAP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: help@eBRAP.org
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