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Research Funded: 2006 (June)
 63 projects Funded in Three Separate Categories
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.
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