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DoW Autism Idea Development Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · HT942526ARPIDA

Award range

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Deadline

2026-10-22-00-00-00

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Eligible applicants

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

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About this opportunity

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.

Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.

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Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.

Source fields and evidence

id: 362531
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opportunityNumber: HT942526ARPIDA
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opportunityTitle: DoW Autism Idea Development Award
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revision: 0
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agencyDetails: {"code":"AMRAA","seed":"DOD-AMRAA","agencyName":"Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA","agencyCode":"DOD-AMRAA","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}
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owningAgencyCode: DOD-AMRAA
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cfdas: [{"id":433547,"opportunityId":362531,"cfdaNumber":"12.420","programTitle":"Military Medical Research and Development"}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"99","description":"Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\""}]
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]
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awardFloor: none
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awardCeiling: none
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responseDate: Oct 22, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
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responseDateStr: 2026-10-22-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: May 21, 2026 03:49:49 PM EDT
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status: posted
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Source retrieved 10/16/2026 · Revision 0. Always confirm current requirements and dates with the funder. Structured source fields are checked; this is not a determination that every applicant qualifies.

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