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Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Autism Pilot Award (funding opportunity number W81XWH-13-ARP-PA) is a Department of Defense research funding opportunity administered through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) under CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). It is a discretionary science and technology research program designed to move the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) field forward by backing early-stage ideas that are intentionally bold, unconventional, and potentially transformative rather than safe or incremental.

At its core, this award mechanism is aimed at conceptually innovative, high risk/high reward research that could plausibly lead to critical discoveries or major advancements in ASD. The expectation is that proposed projects will challenge existing assumptions, open up new lines of inquiry, or generate the kind of foundational insight that changes how researchers think about ASD causes, biology, detection, or intervention. While the projects must be innovative, they are not meant to be speculative in the sense of being ungrounded; each application is required to present a clear, testable hypothesis supported by a strong scientific rationale. In other words, the proposal should make a logically argued case for why the idea is worth testing and why the approach is scientifically credible, even if it has not yet been tried.

A defining feature of this Pilot Award is what it does not support. It is explicitly not intended to fund the continuation of existing studies, the next logical extension of prior work, or an incremental step that simply adds another dataset or minor variation to an established research direction. The program is structured to reward genuine novelty and encourage applicants to propose work that might be too early or too risky for more traditional funding sources, as long as the reasoning is solid and the hypothesis can be tested.

Another key point is the strict prohibition on preliminary data. The announcement makes it clear that including preliminary results suggests the work may already be underway or sufficiently de-risked, which runs counter to the purpose of this mechanism. As a result, preliminary data are not allowed, and the strength of the application is expected to rest on the quality of the scientific rationale, the logic of the experimental design, and the clarity of the hypothesis and planned tests rather than on early supporting results.

From a funding and administrative standpoint, the opportunity anticipated about 6 awards with an estimated total funding level of $960,000 and did not require cost sharing or matching. The funding instruments listed include both cooperative agreements and grants, indicating that awards could be structured either as more traditional grant support or with a greater level of programmatic involvement depending on the specific award terms. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any additional eligibility details that may have been provided in the full announcement.

The opportunity was originally posted on May 13, 2013, with an application closing date of October 8, 2013, and an archive date of November 7, 2013. For applicant support, the announcement directs individuals who have trouble accessing the full posting to contact the CDMRP Help Desk by phone (301-682-5507) or email (help@cdmrp.org).

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