DoD Autism, Discovery Award

Background
The FY24 ARP Discovery Award supports innovative, non-incremental, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications in autism research.
The ARP’s vision is to improve the lives of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now and in their future, and its mission is to promote innovative research that advances the understanding of ASD and leads to improved outcomes.

Grant Details
Studies supported by this award are expected to lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation regarding an important question for autism research and/or the ASD community.
The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on a sound scientific rationale and logical reasoning.
Preliminary data are not required but is allowed.
The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for future research projects and applications for funding.
The FY24 ARP Discovery Award seeks applications from all areas of research that will help fulfill the program’s vision to improve the lives of individuals with ASD now and in their future, as well its mission is to promote innovative research that advances the understanding of ASD and leads to improved outcomes.

Eligibility Requirements
Extramural and Intramural organizations are eligible to apply, including foreign or domestic organizations, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and public entities.
Investigators at the level of postdoctoral fellow or clinical fellow (or equivalent) and above may be named by the organization as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the application.

Period of Performance
Awards supported with FY24 funds will be made no later than September 30, 2025.

Grant Value
$15M appropriation for FY24 ARP Discovery Award.
The anticipated direct costs budgeted for the entire period of performance for an FY24 ARP Discovery Award should not exceed $200,000.