The Canadian National Autism Foundation is dedicated to providing funding for Canadian based Autism research, as well as to organizations that better the lives of individuals with autism.

Are you running a research study, or do you support individuals with autism?

Download a grant application, and we will review your request.

Requests must be received by December 31, to be considered for disbursements made in February/ March each year.

Grant Application

Disbursements to Date...

       2010 ~ $1,500.00 Sackville Bedford Early Intervention Program- (Nova Scotia)                                  designed to service kids from birth to school age with a lending                                  library, school-readiness programs and home visits

                ~ $5,000.00 SickKids Foundation –(Toronto)

                                  Dr. Scherer - Genomic micro array screening Massively-

,                                 parallel next generation sequencing (NGS) of ASD                                   susceptibility genes, and optical translation of genomic   

                                  technology and information for ASD

                ~$6,500.00 York University -(Toronto)

                                 Jonathan A Weiss, PhD, CPsych - An Evaluation of Group

                                 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Youth with Autism Spectrum

                                 Disorders and Anxiety- expand and evaluate our group Cognitive

                                 Behaviour Therapy (CBT) treatment for mood and anxiety in

                                 youth with ASD

                ~$1,000.00 Studio-Sans Limites –Montreal- Autistic adults should have                                  access to it as much as anyone else. Aside from the benefits

                                 rendered by the work formation programs to the autistic adults

                                 it will open doors to new research opportunities.

2009 ~ $7000.00 Montreal Children's Hospital ~ Simons Simplex              

                               Collection Study ~ Thirteen research sites across North

                               America will collect DNA samples from families with one

                                child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

     ~ $4000.00 The Children with Complex Needs Program (CCNP)

                          Residence (Hamilton, ON) ~ will serve youth 12-18

                          years of age with dual diagnosis, to proide a                                            therapeudic milieu for consistent respite and including the

                                   stabilization periods

milieu for consistent respite and

                          including the use of a Snoezelen Room.

          ~ $4000.00 Music Enhancement Program (MEP) through Blue

                              Balloon ~ services for  children of all abilities.  The MEP

                              program gives clients a chance to experience music

                              therapy in conjunction with current therapy services.

2008 ~ $7000.00 Hospital for Sick Children reasearch study "Roles and                                   Experiences of Mothers and Fathers of Children with                                    Autism" ~ led Dr. David Nicholas

          ~ $5000.00 Hospital for Sick Children ~ Autism Genome Project ~                                     lead by Dr. Stephen Scherer

          ~ $5000.00 McMaster University ~ Dr. Melissa Rutherford, PhD. ~ for

                                continuation of the study Early Detection of Autism

          ~ $3000.00 The Autism Treatment Network at the Hospital for Sick

                               Children ~ led by Dr. Wendy Roberts ~ it will be the first

                                ATN site in Canada.

2007 ~ $15 000.00 continuation of the study: Early Detection of Autism: a

                               Longitudinal Study to Assess the Development of                                          Children in their First Year who may be at risk for Autism

                               ~ McMaster University ~ Dr. Melissa Rutherford, PhD.

          ~ $12 000.00 Autism Genome Project ~ Canadian Autism         

                                Intervention Research Network (CAIRN) ~ Offord 

                                Centre for Child Studies

2006 ~ $10 000.00 Autism Genome Project ~ the Hospital for Sick 

                                 Children

          ~ $5000.00 Early Detection of Autism: a Longitudinal Study to

                                Assess the Development of Children in their First Year

                                who may be at risk for Autism ~ McMaster University ~

                                Dr. Melissa Rutherford, PhD.

2005 ~ $12 000.00 National Service Dogs - sponsorship of training of a

                                  dog for an individual with ASD (individual and province

                                  to be determined by the National Service Dogs

                                  organization)

                                  ($4000.00 of this being directed towards University of 

                                  Guelph study ~ Evaluating the Benefits of Service

                                  Dogs for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder ~

                                  research being done by Dr. Cindy L. Adams, MSW,

                                  PhD; Kristen E. Burrows, BSc  Read the Summary

           ~ $8000.00 Dr. Mel Rutherford ~ continuation of the Twin Autism

                                Study based on a mother's detailed diaries

2004 ~ $8000.00 National Research Council of Canada - Institute of

                               Biodiagnostics ~ to support a research project called                                    "Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of High

                                Functioning Children with Autism"

                                Progress (2006) from the researcher Kristina Malisza

2003 ~ $7500.00 Hospital for Sick Children - Autism Fund