Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects Employment of Individuals With Disabilities CFDA Number 84.133A 1 | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) under the broader Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program. The specific competition is a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) focused on the Employment of Individuals With Disabilities, listed under CFDA 84.133A (applicants are instructed to search Grants.gov using 84.133 without the letter suffix). The overall program aim is to support research, demonstration, training, and related efforts (including international activities) that lead to practical methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that improve participation in society, with an emphasis on employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency. A central theme is improving the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, with particular attention to individuals with the most severe disabilities.

Within that larger framework, DRRPs are intended to produce applied, usable results that strengthen employment and independent-living outcomes. Projects can include one or more activity types defined in federal regulation (34 CFR 350.13 through 350.19), including research, training, demonstration, development, dissemination, utilization, technical assistance, and related activities. In practice, that means an applicant might propose generating new evidence about what works in disability employment, building or testing tools or interventions, demonstrating service approaches in real-world settings, and then actively translating findings so they get adopted by the systems and providers responsible for employment and rehabilitation outcomes.

The opportunity is a discretionary grant competition. The posting date was July 10, 2012, with applications available the same day and a deadline for transmittal of applications of August 24, 2012 (the archive date shown is September 23, 2012). The estimated total funding for the competition is $2,000,000, with an award ceiling of $499,999, and the notice anticipates making about 4 awards. Cost sharing or matching is required, meaning applicants should plan for some level of non-federal contribution consistent with the official Federal Register notice and program requirements.

Eligibility is broad and includes states and public or private agencies and organizations, including for-profit entities. Eligible applicants specifically listed include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), state governments, local governments (including county and city or township governments), independent school districts, special district governments, small businesses, other for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and tribal entities including federally recognized tribal governments as well as other tribal organizations. Because federal synopses often compress nuances, the notice emphasizes that applicants should rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the definitive eligibility language and any additional conditions.

Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply process. Applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it back to Grants.gov; submissions by email were not allowed. The synopsis repeatedly stresses that the Federal Register notice is the authoritative source for detailed instructions such as required forms, narrative structure, priorities, performance measures, and other compliance requirements, and it provides a link and guidance on accessing the official notice through federal publishing resources.

To support applicants, NIDRR scheduled a pre-application meeting on July 31, 2012, held by conference call from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. On the same day, staff offered individual consultation by phone from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time for information and technical assistance. Program contacts for arranging participation and for consultation were Lynn Medley (202-245-7338, Lynn.Medley@ed.gov) and Marlene Spencer (202-245-7532, Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov), both located at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. For technical difficulties accessing the announcement electronically, the notice lists Julius Cotton (202-245-6140, julius.cotton@ed.gov) as the Grants.gov/FIND system administrator contact.

Overall, this competition is designed to fund applied disability and rehabilitation research projects that strengthen employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities by building evidence, developing and testing methods or technologies, demonstrating approaches in practice, and ensuring results are disseminated and used by the field. The key operational takeaways are the focus on employment, the expectation of practical and transferable outputs aligned with the Rehabilitation Act service system, electronic submission through Grants.gov under CFDA 84.133, a required match, and a funding structure that supports up to roughly four projects at up to $499,999 each from an estimated $2 million total pool.

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