DoD FY15 Autism Idea Development Award

Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-15-ARP-IDA Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 12.420Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOD-AMRAAClosing Date: Oct 01, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 4Creation Date: Apr 17, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The 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 individuals with autism. This award mechanism is designed to support innovative ideas with the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. The FY15 ARP Idea Development Award seeks applications from all areas of basic and preclinical research, and strongly encourages applications that address the critical needs of the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) community in the following areas: Assessment of novel therapeutics using valid preclinical models Environmental risk factors Mechanisms of heterogeneous clinical expression of ASD Mechanisms underlying conditions co-occurring with ASD (e.g., sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding