Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function of People with Physical Disabilities | HHS 2024 ACL NIDILRR RTHF 0083

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACL NIDILRR RTHF 0083

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function of People with Physical Disabilities is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) through NIDILRR (the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research). It sits within the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program and is meant to strengthen the real-world impact of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. The core idea is to fund a dedicated center that combines high-quality research with practical training, technical assistance, and strong dissemination so that findings do not stay on a shelf, but instead improve systems, professional practice, and everyday outcomes for people with disabilities.

This specific RRTC competition focuses on improving health and function for people with physical disabilities. Applicants are expected to design a coordinated center-level agenda that produces actionable knowledge (through well-designed research), builds capacity among stakeholders (through training and technical assistance), and actively spreads useful results to the audiences that can apply them (through dissemination). The intended beneficiaries are broad and include people with disabilities themselves, family members and caregivers, rehabilitation and healthcare providers, policymakers, and other disability research and service stakeholders. In practice, that means the center is not just doing studies; it is also expected to translate evidence into guidance, tools, and learning opportunities that can be used in service delivery, community programs, and policy decision-making.

Only one award is expected under this opportunity, so it is essentially a single-center national investment. The project period is 60 months (five years), structured as five 12-month budget periods. The maximum funding level listed is an award ceiling of $875,000 (typically interpreted as the maximum allowable per 12-month budget period unless the notice specifies otherwise in the full announcement). Because it is a center grant, the expectation is usually a multi-project or multi-aim portfolio under one integrated management structure, with clear milestones, stakeholder engagement, and plans for sustainability of products and impact over the five-year period.

Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding IHEs in those categories); for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); and small businesses. Faith-based and community organizations may apply if they meet the eligibility requirements. Foreign entities are not eligible to apply for or receive an award under this announcement, which means the applicant organization must be based in the United States and meet the listed domestic eligibility categories.

Administratively, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-RTHF-0083, with CFDA/Assistance Listing 93.433, and a funding activity category of science and technology and other research and development. The original application closing date is June 17, 2024, and the opportunity was created on April 17, 2024. The funding instrument is a grant. Overall, this competition is aimed at building a single, high-impact national RRTC that can generate evidence and practical outputs that measurably advance health and functional outcomes for people with physical disabilities over a five-year period.

• The Administration for Community Living in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function of People with Physical Disabilities" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.433.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $875,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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