Autism Speaks, Science, Sponsored Programs, Autism Speaks Announces $6.9 Million in New Biomedical Research Grants

Autism Speaks funded 63 new biomedical research projects at a total value of over $6.9 million in June 2006. The awards cover a broad spectrum of autism sciences, including cognitive/motor processing, diagnosis, epidemiology, genetics, language and communication, neurobiology (including molecular biology and immunology), neuroimaging, neuropathology and treatment.

Three categories of grants were funded:

“Autism Speaks Pilot Grant Awards in Autism Research” was allocated $5.6 million to support 50 projects (click here for more)
“Research Grants in Autism, administered by the Dana Foundation” was awarded $1.2 million in total to support 12 projects (click here for more)
A special joint endeavor with the International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN) entitled “Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Among Children in India” was awarded $100,000, to be matched by an additional $400,000 from other sources (click here for more)

All grant applications were reviewed and approved by the Autism Speaks 13-member Scientific Advisory Board. Final recommendations were presented to and approved by the Autism Speaks Board of Directors on June 13, 2006.