# Autism Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies Program (Autism-FIRST)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-21-053-autism-field-initiated-innovative-research-studies-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330982

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $600,000 in total. Applications closed on April 15, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-21-053 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 15, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $600,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.877 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include any domestic public or private entity, including research centers or networks. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply.

## What the grant funds

Bureau (MCHB)’s Office of Epidemiology and Research is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Autism Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (Autism-FIRST) Program. The purpose of this program is to support empirical research that advances the evidence base on interventions designed to improve the health of children, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities (ASD/DD) across the lifespan. Because racial and ethnic disparities exist in the early screening and diagnosis of ASD/DD, the Autism-FIRST Program has a special focus on addressing the needs of underserved populations, such as low-income, racial/ethnic minorities, individuals living in rural areas and, in the case of ASD/DD populations, girls and young women, who are often under identified with regard to ASD, particularly at the higher functioning end.1 The Autism-FIRST program supports research studies that address critical issues surrounding the health and well-being of underserved children, adolescents, and young adults with ASD/DD up to the age of 26, and their families, recognizing that the first 25 years of life help lay the foundation for health and well-being across the lifespan. A focus on underserved populations is consistent with HRSA’s mission as an agency that promotes access to equitable and coordinated health and health care delivery services. A focus on children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 26 is consistent with the mission of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the populations it serves. The Autism-FIRST’s program’s goals and objectives are to: • Generate new evidence to address the needs of underserved ASD/DD populations for whom there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of interventions, and limited access to screening, diagnosis, and treatment for ASD/DD; • Contribute to the broad public health impact to improve health and service delivery services through studies that are generalizable and replicable for underserved ASD/DD populations; and • Conduct and disseminate findings from applied and/or translational research on critical and emerging ASD/DD issues using a research design focused on collection of primary data among underserved populations, with a special focus on underserved populations and children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 26.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-21-053 still open?

No. It closed on April 15, 2021.

### Who can apply for Autism Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies Program (Autism-FIRST)?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Autism Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies Program (Autism-FIRST)?

Closed April 15, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $600,000 in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California, Los Angeles, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 105 awards worth $103 million in that time.