Open · HT942526ARPIDA · CFDA 12.420 · Discretionary

DoW Autism Idea Development Award

Federal grant opportunity posted by Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Open
Status
12d
Days left
3
Expected awards

The verdict

DoW Autism Idea Development Award is an open discretionary opportunity from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA, offering Varies by applicant across 3 expected awards. Applications close in 12 days. PlainGrants indexes 1,795 other opportunities from Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA.

Varies
award range
Open
12 days left
3
expected awards
12.420
CFDA program

Tight application window

DoW Autism Idea Development Award (HT942526ARPIDA) closes in 12 days on October 22, 2026. Award band Varies by applicant across 3 expected awards. Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA lists 1,795 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Validate SAM.gov registration before drafting; amendments on Grants.gov can move the deadline.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

12 days left to apply

Posted May 21 → closes Oct 22, 2026

Urgent window
Posted May 21 Closes Oct 22

Est. Total Funding

$2,250,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Grant

Description

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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HT942526ARPIDA

Grants.gov marks DoW Autism Idea Development Award with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA book (1,791 peers, 100% of 1,796).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

eBRAP Help Desk Phone: 301-682-5507 Email: help@eBRAP.org

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What to do next

DoW Autism Idea Development Award is open with Varies by applicant awards and 12 days left on the clock.

  • Submit through Grants.gov (HT942526ARPIDA) - verify SAM.gov registration and the current NOFO before drafting. Official listing
  • Look up CFDA 12.420 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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