NIH Will Use $60 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Support Strategic Autism Research

The National Institutes of Health will commit roughly $60 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support autism research.

"The Recovery Act comes at an opportune time for autism research," said Thomas R. Insel, M.D., NIMH director and IACC chair." As reflected in the IACC strategic plan, we have a growing sense of urgency to help the increasing number of children being diagnosed with ASD. With the arrival of new funds, we can immediately start on many of the short-term objectives in the plan and use Recovery Act funds to support science that will facilitate the best possible outcomes for people with ASD and their families."

The grant announcement listing can be found in the NIH Guide.
Another important source in Autism research to check out is National Database for Autism Research (NDAR)