By Robin Respaut, Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Researchers have submitted more than 100 proposals to participate in the Trump administration’s $50 million study into possible causes of autism, with a list of up to 25 grant winners expected to be announced by the end of September, people with knowledge of the plans told Reuters.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the Autism Data Science Initiative in May, and put the National Institutes of Health in charge of it. The program aims to mine large datasets to investigate possible contributors to autism and evaluate the outcomes of existing treatments.

Studies chosen for funding might begin to show results in two to three years, according to the government’s request for research proposals.

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