Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR IFST 0022
The Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) - Research is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). It supports science and technology and other research and development activities under CFDA 93.433. The overall aim is to strengthen disability and rehabilitation research by funding rigorous, hypothesis-driven studies that can lead to practical improvements in the lives of people with disabilities, with a strong emphasis on those with the most severe disabilities.
At its core, the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is designed to generate new knowledge, tools, and approaches that promote full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities across key areas of daily life. This includes improving outcomes related to employment, independent living, family support, and broader economic and social self-sufficiency. The program also explicitly seeks to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), meaning projects should have clear relevance to rehabilitation policy and practice, service delivery systems, and real-world supports that people with disabilities rely on.
This particular competition is specifically targeted to Minority-Serving Institutions and other minority entities, as well as Indian tribes, to build research and development capacity in communities and institutions that have historically been underrepresented in federally sponsored research. NIDILRR limits eligibility for this competition to minority entities and Indian tribes in alignment with Section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act, which allows NIDILRR to make awards to these entities to carry out Title II-authorized activities. A key intention is not only to fund individual projects, but also to expand the pipeline of minority-led and minority-serving research programs working in disability, independent living, and rehabilitation technology, particularly among applicants who have not traditionally had the same level of access to federal research funding opportunities.
From a project design perspective, applicants are expected to propose true research activities rather than general program implementation. A grantee must identify one or more clear hypotheses or research questions and then conduct an intensive, systematic study aimed at producing either new scientific knowledge or a stronger, more precise understanding of the issue being investigated. In practice, this means proposals should be grounded in a defined research problem, a well-articulated methodology, and an analysis plan capable of answering the proposed questions, with a focus on findings that can inform better interventions, technologies, or service strategies in rehabilitation.
Administratively, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR IFST 0022) was posted as a grant funding instrument with an award ceiling of $200,000 and an expectation of one award. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as clarified in the official eligibility language, with this competition specifically limited to minority entities and Indian tribes. The original posting date was December 4, 2020, with an original closing date of February 2, 2021. Finally, NIDILRR notes that this is the funding opportunity intended for FI research proposals submitted by minority-serving institutions, reinforcing that the competition is meant to concentrate resources on building MSI research leadership and capacity in the disability and rehabilitation field.Apply for HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR IFST 0022
- 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 "Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) -Research" 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 Dec 04, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 02, 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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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