NIH launches $50M autism research grant program
The National Institutes of Health has rolled out a $50 million autism research initiative that funds data‑driven studies and reproducibility efforts; Cornell University received a $5.1 million award to establish an Autism Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility Center to verify models and outcomes. The grants come amid the Trump administration’s spotlight on autism causes and controversial public claims about links to vaccines and prenatal acetaminophen use, even as NIH is cutting other research awards.
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📌 Key Facts
- NIH announced a $50 million autism research grant program (reported Oct. 6, 2025)
- Cornell University received a $5.1 million grant to create an Autism Replication, Validation, and Reproducibility Center led by Judy Zhong
- The initiative is tied to the Autism Data Science Initiative and follows administration proposals (and controversy) over data collection and hypotheses about autism causes