Forecasted Funding Opportunity

What to know

Information about upcoming funding opportunity for an autism and fragile X syndrome research.

Boy with autism holding a pencil with a butterfly on it.

Details

CDC has posted a funding opportunity forecast on Grants.gov titled Understanding and Promoting Resources and Opportunities for People with Autism and Fragile X and their Families Across the Lifespan (CDC-RFA-DD-26-0025). The application period is expected to begin February 2026.

The goal of this funding opportunity is to gather unique information to better understand the resources and opportunities needed to reduce morbidity, mortality, and economic impacts and improve other long-term outcomes for people with autism or fragile X syndrome (FXS) across the lifespan.

For more information and to stay up to date on this funding opportunity, please visit: www.grants.gov.

Learn more about autism and fragile X syndrome

Study to Explore Early Development (SEED)
CDC’s Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) helps us learn more about autism spectrum disorder.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
ASD is a developmental disability that can lead to social, communication, and behavioral challenges.
Moving Fragile X Syndrome Research FORWARD
FORWARD-MARCH is the latest CDC-funded research study designed to learn more about FXS.
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is one of the most common causes of inherited intellectual disability.
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