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The SPARK Research Match Expansion RFA is an effort to engage with and increase research participation by individuals whose genetic ancestries have been undersampled in clinical research. This funding opportunity provides per-person participant incentives (e-gift cards) for participation in projects that utilize SPARK Research Match to recruit participants into new research studies or to broaden participation in ongoing Research Match studies. The program aims to ensure that autism research efforts better reflect the demographics of the United States by prioritizing participation of undersampled groups. SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge) is the world's largest research study on autism, and SPARK Research Match is a platform that links researchers with SPARK participants for new studies. This RFA specifically supports research topics that are clearly of interest, impact, and importance to undersampled communities.