Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR RTCP 0028
This grant opportunity is for a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) focused on developing, testing, and spreading interventions that help people with disabilities successfully live in the community. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), specifically the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The RRTC program sits within NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program and is designed to strengthen the evidence base behind disability and rehabilitation services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. In practical terms, the center is expected to combine rigorous research with training, technical assistance, and active dissemination so that findings actually translate into better services and real-world outcomes.
The central purpose of this specific competition is to advance "community living" outcomes for people with disabilities by generating and applying knowledge about interventions that work. Community living typically refers to supports and services that enable individuals to live, work, and participate in their communities rather than being isolated or placed in institutional settings. While the notice does not list specific intervention types in the provided text, the intent is clearly to fund a center that can identify problems that limit community participation, design or refine interventions to address them, evaluate those interventions using well-designed research methods, and then train and support stakeholders to implement effective approaches at scale. Just as importantly, the RRTC model emphasizes dissemination, meaning the center is expected to communicate results broadly to practitioners, policymakers, people with disabilities, and other audiences who can use the evidence to improve systems and services.
The award is a discretionary grant, categorized under science and technology and other research and development, with CFDA number 93.433. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2021-ACL-NIDILRR-RTCP-0028. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $875,000, and the funder anticipated making one award, which signals a single center would be selected to carry out the full scope of work described. The opportunity was created on February 19, 2021, and the original application deadline was April 20, 2021.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of applicants that could credibly operate a national research and training center. Eligible entities include state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions under those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations that are not small businesses; individuals; and other applicants as described in the full eligibility language referenced in the notice. This wide eligibility range reflects the interdisciplinary and cross-sector nature of community living work, which often involves partnerships among universities, service systems, disability organizations, and government agencies.
Overall, the opportunity is aimed at building a specialized center that does more than publish research. The expectation is a coordinated set of activities: conducting well-designed intervention research, building capacity through training, providing technical assistance to improve practice, and disseminating results so that effective community living interventions are adopted and sustained. The intended outcome is improved effectiveness of disability and rehabilitation services in line with the Rehabilitation Act, with measurable benefits for people with disabilities seeking to live and participate fully in their communities.Apply for HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR RTCP 0028
- The Department of Health and Human Services, 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 Interventions to Promote Community Living Among People with 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 Feb 19, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2021. (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, Independent school districts, 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, Individuals, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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1. What is this grant opportunity for?
This funding opportunity supports a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) focused on developing, testing, and spreading interventions that help people with disabilities successfully live in the community. The center is expected to generate practical evidence about what works, and then actively support adoption of effective approaches through training, technical assistance, and dissemination.
2. What does RRTC stand for, and what is an RRTC expected to do?
RRTC stands for Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. Under this opportunity, the RRTC is expected to combine rigorous intervention research with training, technical assistance, and broad dissemination so that research findings translate into improved services and real-world community living outcomes.
3. Who administers this grant?
The grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), specifically the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
4. What program does this RRTC competition fall under?
This RRTC sits within NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program. The purpose is to strengthen the evidence base behind disability and rehabilitation services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.
5. What is the main focus of this specific competition?
The central purpose is to advance "community living" outcomes for people with disabilities by generating and applying knowledge about interventions that work. The goal is to improve how supports and services enable individuals to live, work, and participate in their communities rather than being isolated or placed in institutional settings.
6. What does "community living" mean in this context?
In this context, community living refers to supports and services that help people with disabilities live, work, and participate in their communities instead of being isolated or placed in institutional settings.
7. What kinds of activities is the center expected to carry out?
The center is expected to do more than publish research. The expected work includes identifying problems that limit community participation, designing or refining interventions, evaluating interventions using well-designed research methods, building capacity through training, providing technical assistance to improve practice, and disseminating results broadly to support implementation at scale.
8. Are specific intervention types required?
The provided notice text does not list specific intervention types. However, it clearly emphasizes intervention research aimed at improving community living outcomes, along with training, technical assistance, and dissemination to support real-world adoption.
9. What makes this an "intervention" focused RRTC?
This competition emphasizes generating and applying knowledge about interventions that work. That implies a focus on designing or refining interventions, evaluating them through rigorous research, and then supporting stakeholders to implement successful interventions in real-world settings.
10. What is meant by dissemination in the RRTC model?
Dissemination refers to actively communicating results so they can be used. The center is expected to share findings broadly with practitioners, policymakers, people with disabilities, and other audiences who can apply evidence to improve systems, services, and outcomes.
11. What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2021-ACL-NIDILRR-RTCP-0028.
12. What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 93.433.
13. What type of award is this?
This is a discretionary grant categorized under science and technology and other research and development.
14. What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum (ceiling) award amount is $875,000.
15. How many awards did the funder anticipate making?
The funder anticipated making one award, indicating a single center would be selected to carry out the full scope of work described.
16. When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on February 19, 2021.
17. What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was April 20, 2021.
18. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions under those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations that are not small businesses; individuals; and other applicants as described in the full eligibility language referenced in the notice.
19. Can government entities apply?
Yes. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts.
20. Can colleges and universities apply?
Yes. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education.
21. Can tribal governments or tribal organizations apply?
Yes. Eligibility includes federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations.
22. Can nonprofit organizations apply?
Yes. Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status are eligible, with the stated exception that higher education institutions are excluded from those nonprofit categories.
23. Can for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations that are not small businesses are listed as eligible applicants.
24. Can individuals apply?
Yes. Individuals are listed among the eligible applicant types.
25. What is the overarching goal or intended outcome of funding this center?
The intended outcome is improved effectiveness of disability and rehabilitation services in line with the Rehabilitation Act, with measurable benefits for people with disabilities who want to live and participate fully in their communities.
26. Why does this opportunity emphasize training and technical assistance?
The RRTC model is designed to ensure that evidence does not stay on paper. Training and technical assistance are part of building capacity so stakeholders can implement effective interventions and improve practice in real-world settings.
27. Is this opportunity meant to support a single project or a coordinated center?
It is designed to support a coordinated center. The notice describes an RRTC that integrates research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination as a connected set of activities.
28. What kinds of audiences are expected to use the center's findings?
The notice highlights practitioners, policymakers, people with disabilities, and other audiences who can use evidence to improve systems and services related to community living.
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