Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Department of Defense
DoW Autism Idea Development Award
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 22, 2026 · 16 days left
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Total available
- $2.2M · about 3 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Tennessee recipients since 2023: 25
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About this grant
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.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
25 awards to Tennessee recipients in 2 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $9.3M | 2018 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.7M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.7M | 2019 |
| University Of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $4M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.6M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.5M | 2022 |
| Idbiologics Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.2M | 2019 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.1M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.9M | 2017 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.7M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.6M | 2020 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.4M | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
About the program (12.420)
Military Medical Research and Development
How applications are judged
All applications are reviewed for technical merit and relevance to the mission of the DHA and its programs. Also, additional specific evaluation criteria will be included in each funding opportunity announcement.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2017: No Current Data Available.Fiscal Year2018: Gulf War Illness Research ProgramFiscal Year2020: Traumatic Brain Injury Research ProgramFiscal Year2021: Hearing Restoration Research ProgramFiscal Year2022: Combat Readiness-Medical Research ProgramFiscal Year2023: Spinal Cord Injury Research Program - Clinical trial, clinical translational research, translational research, and investigator-initiated research projectsFiscal Year2025: Military Burn Research Program - Patient-centered research, technology/therapeutic development, and clinical translational research projects