DoW Autism Idea Development Award

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

Published: May 21, 2026

Updated: Jun 14, 2026

Source: grants_gov

About This Opportunity

This is a grants contract in the information and communication technology sector. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before October 22, 2026.

Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the information and communication technology sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

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.

Agency: JoAnn Martin
Grantor

CFDA: 12.420

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

Cost Sharing: No

Contact: JoAnn Martin
Grantor

Email: help@eBRAP.org

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on May 21, 2026. Last refreshed 16 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA has issued 77 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 77 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Health & Medical, Research & Innovation, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: June 17, 2026.

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When does this tender close?

The submission deadline is October 22, 2026. You have 114 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.