Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 20 054
The UT2 Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P) grant opportunity (HRSA-20-054) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement designed to create and sustain a national, interdisciplinary, multi-center research network focused specifically on the physical health needs of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities (ASD/DD), including their transition into adulthood and health across the lifespan. The central idea is to fund one lead network that can serve as a hub for scientific collaboration, shared infrastructure, and coordinated research activities that strengthen what is known about which physical health interventions work, for whom they work, and how they can be implemented consistently in real-world settings.
A defining feature of AIR-P is its explicit focus on physical health and well-being rather than behavioral health. HRSA describes physical health broadly, including medical care as well as dental, vision, nutrition, and speech and hearing components. The network is expected to determine evidence-based practices for interventions that improve physical health outcomes for individuals with ASD/DD, translate those findings into practical clinical guidance, and help disseminate the resulting evidence and guidelines. This is framed within the Autism CARES Act of 2019, which authorizes and emphasizes building the evidence base and sharing research-informed practices nationally. Proposals centered on behavioral health interventions are not responsive to this opportunity; HRSA points applicants instead to a separate competition for behavioral health (AIR-B, HRSA-20-055).
The work scope is framed as national leadership and coordination. AIR-P is meant to lead, promote, and coordinate research activities that can measurably improve physical health outcomes for children and adolescents with ASD/DD, with special attention to underserved populations and communities with limited access to effective ASD/DD treatments. In practice, this means the funded network is expected not just to run isolated studies, but to set a national agenda, align collaborators across sites, and support a portfolio of intervention research that can produce generalizable findings and usable tools for health systems, clinicians, and families.
A major deliverable is the creation and maintenance of durable research infrastructure that enables multi-site intervention studies. HRSA emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach and a platform that supports designing a coordinated portfolio of research, carrying out rigorous multi-site studies, and accelerating translation from research into policy and practice. This implies shared methods, common measures where appropriate, coordinated data and study operations, and a structure that helps move findings beyond publication toward clinical guidance, implementation strategies, and dissemination.
The program also has a workforce development component. The network must provide an environment for mentoring and training the next generation of researchers in applied and translational autism research and practice, including both clinical and non-clinical investigators, and with attention to building a diverse pipeline. In other words, HRSA is funding not only studies and infrastructure, but also the people and training structures that help sustain progress in ASD/DD physical health intervention research over time.
AIR-P is additionally expected, where applicable, to align with broader Department of Health and Human Services and HRSA priorities, naming mental health, opioid use disorder, prescription drug pricing, maternal health, and telehealth. While the AIR-P program is not a behavioral health initiative, applicants are still asked to consider these federal priorities where they intersect with physical health care access, service delivery, and systems-level implementation for individuals with ASD/DD and their families, such as telehealth-enabled care models or maternal health considerations that affect pediatric health trajectories.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally signals substantial federal involvement in shaping or supporting the project during the award period compared with a standard grant. The funding opportunity was posted January 13, 2020 with an original closing date of April 13, 2020. HRSA anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $3,000,000. The CFDA number listed is 93.877, and eligibility is categorized as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
Overall, AIR-P is best understood as funding a single, national-level coordinating research network that can (1) build and run a multi-site intervention research enterprise focused on ASD/DD physical health, (2) identify and validate evidence-based physical health interventions, (3) convert results into guidelines and disseminated resources authorized under the Autism CARES Act, (4) prioritize equity by focusing on underserved populations, and (5) train a diverse next generation of researchers to keep the work moving forward.Apply for HRSA 20 054
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "UT2 Autism Intervention Research Network on Physical Health (AIR-P)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.877.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 13, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 13, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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