Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 21 ARP CDA
The Department of Defense Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award (FY21), funding opportunity number W81XWH 21 ARP CDA, is designed to build and accelerate the next wave of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) researchers by supporting investigators who are early in their independent careers as well as established researchers who are pivoting into ASD work from other scientific fields. The program is positioned to help these investigators launch or strengthen an ASD-focused research trajectory by backing innovative, potentially high-impact projects, including early-phase and proof-of-principle clinical trials. The overall emphasis is on ideas that are bold enough to move the field forward and practical enough to show a clear pathway to meaningful impact for individuals with ASD.
A central feature of this opportunity is its alignment with specific FY21 ARP Career Development Award Areas of Interest. Applicants are strongly encouraged to frame their proposed work within one of these priority areas, which are intended to focus the portfolio on pressing needs and promising directions in ASD research. If a project does not neatly fit one of the Areas of Interest, the applicant is still allowed to apply, but they must clearly justify why the proposed study tackles an important problem for people with ASD and why it deserves support under this mechanism. In practice, this means reviewers will be looking not only for scientific merit and feasibility, but also for a convincing narrative of relevance and potential benefit to the ASD community.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is offered by the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). The funding is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development and is listed under CFDA number 12.420. Awards may be made as either grants or cooperative agreements, which is important because cooperative agreements typically involve a higher level of agency involvement or oversight during the project period compared to a standard grant. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to many entity types, though applicants are expected to review any additional eligibility clarifications that may appear in the full announcement text.
The opportunity was created on March 19, 2021, with an original application closing date of August 5, 2021. The notice indicates an expectation of approximately two awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which usually signals that the ceiling may be defined elsewhere in the full solicitation, may vary by project scope, or was not captured in this particular data extract. Overall, the award is best understood as a targeted career-development style mechanism focused on helping investigators establish or redirect their independent research programs toward impactful ASD research, with a strong preference for projects that align with stated program priorities and that can credibly lead to real-world advances.Apply for W81XWH 21 ARP CDA
- The Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DOD Autism Research Progtam, Career Development Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.420.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 05, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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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