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Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
Autism Research Database

International data, which includes funding of ASD research within other countries, is currently only available for 2016.

Government vs. Private

Australia

Funder Type Number of 
Projects
Total 
Funding
% of Total 
Funding

Government

Government

Number of 
Projects

20 projects

Total 
Funding

2557017

% of Total 
Funding

44%

National Health and Medical Research Council

National Health and Medical Research Council

Number of 
Projects

16 projects

Total 
Funding

2557017

% of Total 
Funding

100%

Australian Research Council

Australian Research Council

Number of 
Projects

4 projects

Total 
Funding

0

% of Total 
Funding

0%

Private

Private

Number of 
Projects

39 projects

Total 
Funding

3297524

% of Total 
Funding

56%

Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism

Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism

Number of 
Projects

37 projects

Total 
Funding

3173265

% of Total 
Funding

96%

Financial Markets Foundation for Children

Financial Markets Foundation for Children

Number of 
Projects

1 projects

Total 
Funding

109860

% of Total 
Funding

3%

Ian Potter Foundation

Ian Potter Foundation

Number of 
Projects

1 projects

Total 
Funding

14400

% of Total 
Funding

<1%

Canada

Funder Type Number of 
Projects
Total 
Funding
% of Total 
Funding

Government

Government

Number of 
Projects

61 projects

Total 
Funding

6974431

% of Total 
Funding

65%

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Number of 
Projects

61 projects

Total 
Funding

6974431

% of Total 
Funding

100%

Private

Private

Number of 
Projects

13 projects

Total 
Funding

3744966

% of Total 
Funding

35%

Brain Canada Foundation

Brain Canada Foundation

Number of 
Projects

11 projects

Total 
Funding

2584273

% of Total 
Funding

69%

Ontario Brain Institute

Ontario Brain Institute

Number of 
Projects

2 projects

Total 
Funding

1160693

% of Total 
Funding

31%

United Kingdom

Funder Type Number of 
Projects
Total 
Funding
% of Total 
Funding

Government

Government

Number of 
Projects

32 projects

Total 
Funding

10292923

% of Total 
Funding

69%

Medical Research Council

Medical Research Council

Number of 
Projects

7 projects

Total 
Funding

3268036

% of Total 
Funding

32%

Economic and Social Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Number of 
Projects

11 projects

Total 
Funding

3127812

% of Total 
Funding

30%

National Institute for Health Research

National Institute for Health Research

Number of 
Projects

9 projects

Total 
Funding

2763124

% of Total 
Funding

27%

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Number of 
Projects

4 projects

Total 
Funding

1133952

% of Total 
Funding

11%

Innovate UK

Innovate UK

Number of 
Projects

1 projects

Total 
Funding

0

% of Total 
Funding

0%

Private

Private

Number of 
Projects

27 projects

Total 
Funding

4556006

% of Total 
Funding

31%

Wellcome Trust

Wellcome Trust

Number of 
Projects

12 projects

Total 
Funding

4200832

% of Total 
Funding

92%

Autistica

Autistica

Number of 
Projects

14 projects

Total 
Funding

355174

% of Total 
Funding

8%

British Academy

British Academy

Number of 
Projects

1 projects

Total 
Funding

0

% of Total 
Funding

0%

United States

Funder Type Number of 
Projects
Total 
Funding
% of Total 
Funding

Government

Government

Number of 
Projects

794 projects

Total 
Funding

291735773

% of Total 
Funding

80%

National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health

Number of 
Projects

547 projects

Total 
Funding

234392406

% of Total 
Funding

80%

Department of Education

Department of Education

Number of 
Projects

75 projects

Total 
Funding

19627374

% of Total 
Funding

7%

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Number of 
Projects

28 projects

Total 
Funding

15390203

% of Total 
Funding

5%

Health Resources and Services Administration

Health Resources and Services Administration

Number of 
Projects

30 projects

Total 
Funding

8576199

% of Total 
Funding

3%

Department of Defense - Army

Department of Defense - Army

Number of 
Projects

58 projects

Total 
Funding

6888542

% of Total 
Funding

2%

National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation

Number of 
Projects

44 projects

Total 
Funding

4488826

% of Total 
Funding

2%

Administration for Community Living

Administration for Community Living

Number of 
Projects

7 projects

Total 
Funding

1798164

% of Total 
Funding

1%

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Number of 
Projects

1 projects

Total 
Funding

420364

% of Total 
Funding

<1%

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Number of 
Projects

4 projects

Total 
Funding

153695

% of Total 
Funding

<1%

Private

Private

Number of 
Projects

566 projects

Total 
Funding

72699481

% of Total 
Funding

20%

Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation

Number of 
Projects

283 projects

Total 
Funding

61754800

% of Total 
Funding

85%

Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks

Number of 
Projects

90 projects

Total 
Funding

6745989

% of Total 
Funding

9%

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Number of 
Projects

56 projects

Total 
Funding

1688387

% of Total 
Funding

2%

Center for Autism and Related Disorders

Center for Autism and Related Disorders

Number of 
Projects

9 projects

Total 
Funding

690000

% of Total 
Funding

1%

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Number of 
Projects

7 projects

Total 
Funding

539719

% of Total 
Funding

1%

Autism Science Foundation

Autism Science Foundation

Number of 
Projects

30 projects

Total 
Funding

474072

% of Total 
Funding

1%

Autism Research Institute

Autism Research Institute

Number of 
Projects

8 projects

Total 
Funding

347650

% of Total 
Funding

<1%

The New England Center for Children

The New England Center for Children

Number of 
Projects

64 projects

Total 
Funding

259060

% of Total 
Funding

<1%

Organization for Autism Research

Organization for Autism Research

Number of 
Projects

19 projects

Total 
Funding

199803

% of Total 
Funding

<1%

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