# DoW Autism Career Development Award

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ht942526arpcda-dow-autism-career-development-award/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362529

> Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA offered grants to any type of organization. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on October 22, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HT942526ARPCDA |
| Agency | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 22, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.420 |

## Who can apply

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

## What the grant funds

Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award supports early-career, independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators from other research fields to conduct innovative, high-impact ideas or early-phase, proof-of-principle clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on autism. Distinctive Features: Applications are strongly encouraged to address one of the FY26 ARP Career Development Award Areas of Interest or provide justification that the proposed research addresses a critical problem, question, or need in autism. FY26 Career Development Award submissions with a pilot clinical trial component are required to include community collaborations to optimize research impact. Applications are expected to name at least one community partner (e.g., an Autistic individual or caregiver, representatives of community-based organizations) who will provide advice and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.

## Questions people ask

### Is HT942526ARPCDA still open?

No. It closed on October 22, 2026. A newer notice is open: HT942526BCRPCREA2, closes November 18, 2026 (11 days left).

### Who can apply for DoW Autism Career Development Award?

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for DoW Autism Career Development Award?

Closed October 22, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $1.5 million in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Military Medical Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., The Univeristy of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University. The program made 5,470 awards worth $6.9 billion in that time.