Johns Hopkins Bags $600K to Track Autism in Mom-Kid Data
Published Date: 9/30/2026
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Johns Hopkins University is getting nearly $600,000 to finish a big project linking health data from moms and their kids to better understand autism and early life health. This funding keeps the project going through August 2027, helping researchers track health over time and improve care. If the money stops, the final phase can’t happen, slowing progress for families and communities counting on these insights.
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Funding continues autism mother-child data link
Johns Hopkins University received a $587,191 non‑competitive supplemental award to continue the Autism Longitudinal Data Project through August 31, 2027 (project period September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027). The award funds linking the Boston Birth Cohort and other community‑level health databases to create longitudinal mother‑child health datasets for autism and early life research. The notice states that without this award JHU would not have the funds needed to execute the final phase of the data linkage project.
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