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$19 Million at Risk for New Autism Research

WASHINGTON, DC (September 19, 2012) -- The key federal agencies responsible for funding core autism research, treatment and surveillance programs face an across-the-board 8.2 percent budget cut in January, according... More...

Threats to Federal Autism Funding Loom on the Horizon

WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2012) -- Congress is preparing to vote on a continuing budget resolution to keep the federal government afloat another six months at current funding levels, but the impact of a fast-approaching&n... More...

NIH Awards $100 Million in Autism Research Grants Funded by CARA

WASHINGTON, DC (September 6, 2012) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $100 million in federal grants to nine Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) r... More...

'The Federal Response to Autism: Where Is the Urgency?' An Open Letter from Peter Bell

May 29, 2012

Dear friends,

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Latest Congressional Budget Fight Jeopardizes 2012 Autism Research Funding

WASHINGTON, DC (April 27, 2012) -- As warned earlier this year by Autism Speaks, vital federal funding to continue autism research is now needlessly in jeopardy as a result of getting caught up in a Congressional bud... More...

Autism Speaks to Congress: Why Do Federal Dollars for Autism Go Down When Prevalence Is On the Rise?

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Wright Urges Autism Community to Resist Potential Federal Research Funding Cuts

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (March 4, 2012) -- With the budget clock ticking, Autism Speaks Co-founder Bob Wright today called on the nation's autism community to urge Congress to protect $21.3 million in autism fundi... More...

NPR: CARA Passage One of Few 'Bold' Actions Taken by Congress in 2011

WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 31, 2011) -- In a year-end review of Congress, NPR correspondent Tamara Keith reported on a professor's finding that the current Congress is on pace to be the least productive since the 1880s. The... More...

President Obama Signs Budget Bill Appropriating First $230 Million Authorized by CARA

WASHINGTON, DC (December 23, 2011) -- President Obama today signed into law an omnibus budget bill that includes an estimated $230 million in new federal funding for autism research and services, the first of three annual appropri... More...

Autism Speaks Hails Congressional Budget Vote Appropriating Over $230 Million for Autism Research

Washington, DC (Dec. 15, 2011) -- Autism Speaks hailed Congress' vote on a new federal budget bill that appropriates over $230 million for continued autism research, including the first appropriations under the newly... More...