Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Community Living and Participation (Development)
Administration for Community Living · Opportunity HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-DPCP-0222
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
≈ 2 awards expected
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3)
- Private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others
States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
About this opportunity
Under this particular DRRP priority, applicants must propose a development project that is aimed at improving community living and participation outcomes of individuals with disabilities. In carrying out a development project under this program, a grantee must use knowledge and understanding gained from research to create models, methods, tools, applications, and devices beneficial to the target population, including design and development of protypes and processes. NIDILRR's field-initiated DRRP awards in the community living and participation domain will be (1) research projects, (2) development projects, or (3) a combination of research and development projects, depending on the ranking of applications provided by the peer review panel. The grants will have a 36-month project period, with three 12-month budget periods.
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