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Policies and forms

The terms and conditions applicable to grants funded by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) are set forth in the Policies and procedures document. Please download the Policies and procedures document for detailed guidelines on SFARI policies, on what deliverables SFARI awards require and on the procedures for submitting the deliverables.

Policies and procedures document

The policies and procedures apply to all autism research grant awards. Investigators and their institutions must abide by all applicable laws and regulations, including those governing the conduct of research on humans or animals.

Each grant mechanism has unique characteristics, such as duration, funding levels, eligibility requirements and project requirements. These requirements are outlined in the individual Requests for applications (RFA) for each award mechanism, as well as in the Funding letter.

The forms in this section should be used for all grants awarded by SFARI. The forms must be uploaded as a PDF to the Deliverables section on proposalCENTRAL. Hard copies will not be accepted. If you have any questions about these forms or SFARI policies please contact the foundation at postaward@simonsfoundation.org.

Grant activation form

Due on or before the start date of the grant.

Financial statement

Due 60 days following the end of each funding year, and 60 days following the end date of the grant.

Renewal scientific progress report form

Due 60 days following the end of each funding year.

Final scientific progress report form

Due 60 days following the end date of the grant.

Renewal scientific progress report and carry forward request form
Carry forward request budget template

Due 30 days prior to the end date of the funding year for any unexpended balance over $20,000 of the annual awarded funds.

Scientific progress report and no-cost extension request form
No-cost extension request budget template

Due 30 days prior to the end date of the grant for any unexpended balance.

Reallocation of funds request form

Required for any reallocations exceeding $20,000 of the annual awarded funds.

Acknowledgement Policy

All investigators must follow the guidelines below when publishing work:

Investigator Category	Required Language
SFARI-funded investigators	This work was supported by a grant from the Simons Foundation (SFARI [award #] to [Grantee Initials]).
SFARI-funded investigators who use SFARI Base phenotypic data and/or biospecimens	This work was supported by a grant from the Simons Foundation (SFARI [award #] to [Grantee Initials]). We are grateful to all of the families at the participating SFARI Simplex Collection (SSC) sites, as well as the principal investigators (A. Beaudet, R. Bernier, J. Constantino, E. Cook, E. Fombonne, D. Geschwind, E. Hanson, D. Grice, A. Klin, R. Kochel, D. Ledbetter, C. Lord, C. Martin, D. Martin, R. Maxim, J. Miles, O. Ousley, K. Pelphrey, B. Peterson, J. Piggot, C. Saulnier, M. State, W. Stone, J. Sutcliffe, C. Walsh, Z. Warren, E. Wijsman). We appreciate obtaining access to phenotypic data on SFARI Base. Approved researchers can obtain the SSC population dataset described in this study ([include here the URL of the population used, obtained from SFARI Base]) by applying at https://base.sfari.org.
All non-SFARI-funded investigators who use SFARI Base phenotypic data and/or biospecimens	We are grateful to all of the families at the participating SFARI Simplex Collection (SSC) sites, as well as the principal investigators (A. Beaudet, R. Bernier, J. Constantino, E. Cook, E. Fombonne, D. Geschwind, E. Hanson, D. Grice, A. Klin, R. Kochel, D. Ledbetter, C. Lord, C. Martin, D. Martin, R. Maxim, J. Miles, O. Ousley, K. Pelphrey, B. Peterson, J. Piggot, C. Saulnier, M. State, W. Stone, J. Sutcliffe, C. Walsh, Z. Warren, E. Wijsman). We appreciate obtaining access to phenotypic data on SFARI Base. Approved researchers can obtain the SSC population dataset described in this study ([include here the URL of the population used, obtained from SFARI Base]) by applying at https://base.sfari.org.