Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 10 ARP RDA
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- The Dept. of the Army USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DoD Autism Resource Development Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 16, 2010 and posted on Feb 16, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $480,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The DoD Autism Resource Development Award (Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-10-ARP-RDA) was a FY2010 funding opportunity released by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) under CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). It was set up as a discretionary research and development program using grant and cooperative agreement funding instruments, with an estimated total program funding of about $480,000 and an expectation of roughly two awards. The announcement was posted February 16, 2010, with an application deadline of July 28, 2010, and it was later archived on August 27, 2010. No cost sharing or matching was required, and eligibility was broadly open (unrestricted), meaning many different types of organizations could apply as long as they met any additional eligibility language in the full announcement.
The purpose of this award was to address a practical gap in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research and clinical care: the field needed better shared tools and resources to accelerate discovery, improve diagnosis, and ultimately improve outcomes for individuals with ASD. This mechanism was offered for the first time in FY10 as part of the Autism Research Program (ARP), signaling a specific push toward tangible, usable products rather than purely exploratory or hypothesis-only studies. The program emphasized that applicants should clearly identify an unmet need in either the ASD research community or the clinical community and explain, in concrete terms, how the proposed product would fill that need.
Projects supported under this mechanism were expected to be product-driven, meaning the central deliverable should be a resource that other researchers and/or clinicians could actually use. The announcement gave a wide range of examples of acceptable resource types, including high-throughput assays, non-invasive imaging techniques, diagnostic tests, databases, devices, clinical tools, and model systems. In practice, that means proposals needed to look like development efforts with a defined endpoint (a tool, platform, dataset, or system), not just a study that generates general knowledge without producing something that can be adopted by others.
Human subjects research was allowed, but with a key restriction: studies could not include clinical trials under this award. The announcement described a clinical trial in the common federal sense, as a prospective study in which an intervention (such as a device, drug, behavioral intervention, surgery, or another procedure) is tested in human subjects and evaluated using measurable outcomes. If an investigator wanted to run that kind of interventional, prospective testing, they were directed to use a different funding mechanism (the Clinical Trial Award). Applicants were also pointed to the program’s General Application Instructions (including Appendix 5) for detailed requirements covering human subjects involvement, human subjects data, and human anatomical substances, which typically includes compliance expectations around protections, consent, and data/specimen handling.
The program did not require preliminary data, but it permitted it. Importantly, it allowed preliminary or unpublished results even if they came from outside the ASD field, as long as they were relevant to the proposed product development and came from the PI’s lab, the research team, or named collaborators. Even without preliminary data, proposals were expected to rest on a solid scientific rationale grounded in careful reasoning and a critical review of the existing literature, so applicants needed to show that the product concept was credible, needed, and feasible based on what is already known.
A major program requirement was a Resource Distribution Plan. Applicants had to explain how they would make the finished resource available to the broader scientific and/or clinical community, and they were expected to do so at reasonable or appropriate administrative cost. The announcement specifically mentioned practical costs like packaging and shipping, which signals that reviewers were looking for realistic dissemination and access plans rather than vague promises of sharing. In other words, the deliverable was not just development, but development plus a workable pathway for distribution and adoption.
For administrative help, the announcement provided contact points for accessing the full announcement and for submission troubleshooting, including PA HELP (cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil, 301-619-7079), eReceipt HELP (help@cdmrp.org, 301-682-5507), and the CDMRP Help Desk.
FAQs: DoD Autism Resource Development Award (W81XWH-10-ARP-RDA, FY2010)
What is the DoD Autism Resource Development Award?
The DoD Autism Resource Development Award was a FY2010 funding opportunity under the Department of the Army (U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, USAMRAA) within the Autism Research Program (ARP). It supported development of practical, shareable tools and resources intended to accelerate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research and improve clinical care.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number (FON) was W81XWH-10-ARP-RDA.
Which CFDA program was this opportunity listed under?
It was under CFDA 12.420, Military Medical Research and Development.
When was the announcement posted, when was the deadline, and when was it archived?
The announcement was posted on February 16, 2010. The application deadline was July 28, 2010. The opportunity was later archived on August 27, 2010.
How much total funding was expected for this program, and how many awards were anticipated?
The estimated total program funding was about $480,000, with an expectation of roughly two awards.
What types of funding instruments were used?
The program was a discretionary research and development program using grant and cooperative agreement funding instruments.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching was not required.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as broadly open (unrestricted), meaning many different types of organizations could apply, as long as they met any additional eligibility language in the full announcement.
What was the overall purpose of this award?
The award aimed to address a practical gap in ASD research and clinical care by supporting the development of better shared tools and resources. The goal was to accelerate discovery, improve diagnosis, and ultimately improve outcomes for individuals with ASD.
What does it mean that projects needed to be "product-driven"?
Product-driven means the central deliverable had to be a tangible resource that other researchers and/or clinicians could actually use. Proposals were expected to look like development efforts with a defined endpoint (for example, a tool, platform, dataset, or system), rather than studies that only generate general knowledge without producing a usable resource.
What kinds of resources were considered acceptable deliverables?
The announcement provided examples of acceptable resource types, including high-throughput assays, non-invasive imaging techniques, diagnostic tests, databases, devices, clinical tools, and model systems.
Did applicants need to identify an unmet need?
Yes. Applicants were expected to clearly identify an unmet need in either the ASD research community or the clinical community and explain concretely how the proposed product would fill that need.
Was human subjects research allowed?
Yes, human subjects research was allowed, but studies could not include clinical trials under this award.
Were clinical trials allowed under this award?
No. Clinical trials were not allowed under this mechanism. Investigators who wanted to conduct that type of study were directed to use a different mechanism (the Clinical Trial Award).
How did the announcement define a "clinical trial" for purposes of this restriction?
The announcement described a clinical trial as a prospective study in which an intervention (such as a device, drug, behavioral intervention, surgery, or another procedure) is tested in human subjects and evaluated using measurable outcomes.
Where were applicants directed to find detailed requirements for human subjects, data, or human anatomical substances?
Applicants were pointed to the program's General Application Instructions (including Appendix 5) for detailed requirements covering human subjects involvement, human subjects data, and human anatomical substances.
Was preliminary data required?
No. Preliminary data was not required, but it was permitted.
Could preliminary or unpublished results be used even if they were not originally from the ASD field?
Yes. The program permitted preliminary or unpublished results even if they came from outside the ASD field, as long as they were relevant to the proposed product development and came from the PI's lab, the research team, or named collaborators.
If preliminary data was not required, what did proposals need to demonstrate?
Even without preliminary data, proposals were expected to be supported by a solid scientific rationale based on careful reasoning and a critical review of the existing literature. Applicants needed to show that the product concept was credible, needed, and feasible based on what was already known.
What was the Resource Distribution Plan requirement?
A Resource Distribution Plan was a major program requirement. Applicants had to explain how they would make the finished resource available to the broader scientific and/or clinical community, and they were expected to do so at reasonable or appropriate administrative cost.
What kinds of distribution costs did the announcement specifically highlight?
The announcement specifically mentioned practical costs like packaging and shipping, indicating that reviewers expected realistic dissemination and access plans.
What does "reasonable or appropriate administrative cost" imply for resource sharing?
Based on the announcement language, it implies applicants should plan for workable access and distribution (not just a general promise to share) and that any fees should be tied to practical administrative needs such as handling, packaging, or shipping.
Who could applicants contact for help accessing the full announcement or for submission issues?
The announcement listed several contacts: PA HELP (cdmrp.pa@amedd.army.mil, 301-619-7079), eReceipt HELP (help@cdmrp.org, 301-682-5507), and the CDMRP Help Desk.
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