Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (Arpa-H) of National Institutes of Health posted this Solicitation on Oct 14, 2026. Responses were due Oct 21, 2026; this notice is closed. NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)), product or service code AN13 (Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Experimental Development). Solicitation number ARPA-H-SOL-26-163.
Amendment 1 (10/14/2026): Update due dates and/or times of all TAs
SPECTRA will identify and act on autism trajectories, the evolving developmental paths individuals follow across the lifespan from the prenatal period through aging, spanning autism characteristics, co-occurring conditions, and functional outcomes together with the genetic, biological, behavioral, iatrogenic (medical influences), environmental factors and their nonlinear interactions. Rather than examining these factors in isolation, SPECTRA will examine how they combine and interact, including their nonlinear interactions, to produce autism and its co-occurring conditions over time.
SPECTRA will also develop technologies that serve two purposes at once: extending reliable assessment beyond the clinic while improving everyday communication, function, and quality of life. The same tools people use to live more fully will also generate the data that drive measurement and personalized care.
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