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DoW Autism Career Development Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · HT942526ARPCDA

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"

Geographic eligibility and all attachment-specific conditions require review of the original announcement.

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) 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.

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: 362529
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opportunityNumber: HT942526ARPCDA
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opportunityTitle: DoW Autism Career 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":433545,"opportunityId":362529,"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 03:23:01 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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