Autism Centers of Excellence R01

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) Network to solicit applications for research that will build on the progress and momentum of the past 23 years of ACE research and that takes advantage of cutting-edge technologies and methods. Each ACE Network will consist of a multi-site project focusing on a specific topic of research for R01 support through this FOA. The research areas of focus are not specified in the document, but the ACE network has used R01 funding mechanism to allow multisite collaborations since the beginning of the ACE program in 2007. • The ACE network has used R01 funding mechanism to allow multisite collaborations since the beginning of the ACE program in 2007. • Each ACE Network will submit one R01 application that includes sub-awards to the collaborating sites. • Grant authorities that allow the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to forecast this opportunity are as follows: Public Health Service Act, Section 301, 448 and 487, as amended, Public Laws 78-410 and 99-158, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 241; 42 U.S.C. 285g; 42 U.S.C. 288; Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992, Public Law 102-564, Public Law 118-47. • The estimated funding for this opportunity is $10,000,000, and the number of awards is expected to be 3.