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PA-21-199: Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Closed Closed November 16, 2024 Opportunity PA-21-199

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of National Institutes of Health notices from 2021.

National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $50,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. Applications closed on November 16, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 11, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

About this NIH notice

Projects funded under PA-21-199 were run by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 12 projects), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, 5 projects) and National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD, 2 projects). Contact the program officer at the institute that fits your project before you apply; the notice lists them.

This notice replaced PA-18-399.

Application due dates, page limits and budget limits are set in the notice. Read PA-21-199 in the NIH Guide.

Key dates

PostedMarch 31, 2021
DeadlineNovember 16, 2024
Archived by Grants.govDecember 16, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 15 applicant types the notice lists

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

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What the grant funds

Reissue of the PA-18-399. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage research grant applications to support research designed to elucidate the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). An R03 grant supports small, discrete, well-defined projects that can be completed in two years and that require limited resources. An R03 grant application may not contain extensive detail or discussion. R03 applications may include development of new research methodologies or technology, secondary analysis of existing data, and pilot or feasibility studies. Preliminary data are not required, particularly in applications proposing pilot or feasibility studies.

For this re-issued notice Grants.gov carries only the note on what changed. The research objectives are in the notice in the NIH Guide, and the projects funded under it are listed below.

Category: Environment, Health, Income Security and Social Services.

Funded under PA-21-199 so far

NIH funded 19 projects under PA-21-199 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 19 institutions. The median yearly award was $78,996.

Recently funded projects
ProjectInstitutionFiscal yearAward
Sex Informed Profiles of Eating Behaviors in Autism Across Childhood and Young Adulthood R03Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill2026$79,242
Interleukin-6 induced synaptic dysgenesis in wild type vs. Shank3 mice R03Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences2026$78,500
Novel Measures of Sensory Reactivity in Early Infancy R03University of South Carolina at Columbia2026$163,395
Cerebellar Synaptic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder R03Colorado State University2025$73,274
Optimizing Safety Toolkits for Elopement: Secondary Data-Analysis of a Treatment Study R03Emory University2025$156,500
Neural biomarkers of sensory symptoms in autism R03Ohio State University2025$78,750
Navigating the Transition to Adulthood: A Dual Language Mobile App for Latino Youth with ASD and Their Families R03University of Texas HLTH Sci Ctr Houston2025$156,000
Parent-child Relationship Quality and Pre-vocational Skills and Activities in Autistic Youth R03University of Wisconsin-Madison2025$155,500

From NIH RePORTER, which lists each project once per fiscal year it was funded. Amounts are the yearly award.

Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Mental Health Research Grants (93.242) awarded $8.8 billion across 6,785 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Yale UnivConnecticut185$371 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania200$297 million
University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia176$234 million
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York144$212 million
The Washington UniversityMissouri149$211 million

Top states: California ($1.4 billion), Massachusetts ($1.1 billion), New York ($1.1 billion), Pennsylvania ($667 million), Connecticut ($422 million).

Who has won Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research (93.865) awarded $6.0 billion across 6,026 grant awards, an average of $1.0 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan167$178 million
The Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland133$146 million
University of WashingtonWashington114$131 million
Baylor College of MedicineTexas116$124 million
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia104$116 million

Top states: California ($726 million), Massachusetts ($579 million), New York ($456 million), Pennsylvania ($419 million), North Carolina ($365 million).

Who has won Environmental Health grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Environmental Health (93.113) awarded $2.1 billion across 1,980 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York49$87.7 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York69$78.7 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina59$71.5 million
Emory UniversityGeorgia57$67.2 million
University of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia40$58.9 million

Top states: New York ($315 million), California ($269 million), North Carolina ($175 million), Massachusetts ($166 million), Michigan ($108 million).

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Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is PA-21-199 still open?

No. It closed on November 16, 2024.

Who can apply for Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)?

Closed November 16, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each.

Who has been funded under PA-21-199?

NIH RePORTER lists 19 projects funded under PA-21-199 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 19 institutions. The most were at Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of South Carolina at Columbia.

Who has won Environmental Health grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program made 1,980 awards worth $2.1 billion in that time.

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