HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPS) Program: Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research CFDA Number 84.133A-5

Post Date

May 5th 2015

Application Due Date

July 6th 2015

Applications Available: May 5, 2015. Note: On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was effective immediately. One provision of WIOA transferred the National Institute on Disability and R

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-ACL-GRANTS-050515-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.133

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Other

Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $500000

• Award Range:

  $None - $500000

Grant Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology. The Program's activities are designed to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs) The purpose of DRRPs, which are under NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs carry out one or more of the following types of activities, as specified and defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 350.19: research, training, demonstration, development, dissemination, utilization, and technical assistance. Additionally information on DRRPs can be found at: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/drrp/index.html. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133A-5 and 84.133A-6. Note: This notice invites applications for separate competitions. For funding and other key information for each of these competitions, see the chart in the Award Information section of this notice. Applications for grants under Knowledge Translation for Employment Research and Projects for Translating Disability and Rehabilitation Research into Practice, CFDA Number 84.133A-5 and 84.133A-6, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for Knowledge Translation for Employment Research and Projects for Translating Disability and Rehabilitation Research into Practice DRRP competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133A).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Julius Cotton
  ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
  Phone 202-245-6288
  EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Marlene Spencer,
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
  400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5133, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),
  Washington, DC

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  marlene.spencer@acl.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  HHS/ACL/NIDILRR: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPS) Program: Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research CFDA Number 84.133A-5; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015