Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 011413 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 011413 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program Minority Serving Institution Field Initiated Projects (Research) CFDA Number 84.133G 4" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.133 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 14, 2013 and posted on Jan 14, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2013 Applications Available January 14, 2013. Date of Pre Application Meeting February 4, 2013. Date of Pre Application Meeting Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre application meeting and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation with NIDRR staff. The pre application meeting will be held on February 4, 2013. Interested parties may participate in this meeting by conference call with NIDRR staff from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services between 100 p.m. and 300 p.m., Washington, DC time. NIDRR staff also will be available from 330 p.m. to 430 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the same day, by telephone, to provide information and technical assistance through individual consultation. For further information or to make arrangements to participate in the meeting via conference call or for an individual consultation, contact either Lynn Medley or Marlene Spencer as follows Lynn Medley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), room 5140, Washington, DC 20202 2700. Telephone (202) 245 7338 or by email lynn.medley@ed.gov. Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., PCP, room 5133, Washington, DC 20202 2700. Telephone (202) 245 7532 or by email marlene.spencer@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications March 15, 2013.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Parties eligible to apply for MSI FI Projects grants are limited to minority entities and Indian tribes as authorized by section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Act. A minority entity is defined as a historically black college or university (a part B institution, as defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended), a Hispanic serving institution of higher education, an American Indian tribal college or university, or another institution of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.
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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 Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program. It is a discretionary grant competition titled "Minority Serving Institution Field Initiated Projects (Research)" and it is specifically tied to CFDA (now commonly referred to as assistance listing) number 84.133G-4. The central idea is to fund field-initiated disability and rehabilitation research projects, but with a clear emphasis on building and strengthening the research capacity of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Indian tribes by restricting eligibility to those entities.
The overall purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is to support research that develops new methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that help people with disabilities fully participate in society. The program is focused on outcomes like inclusion and integration in community life, employment, independent living, family support, and greater economic and social self-sufficiency, with particular attention to individuals with the most severe disabilities. A related goal is to improve the effectiveness of services that are authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended). What makes this specific competition distinct is that it is designed to improve the capacity of minority entities to conduct high-quality disability and rehabilitation research by limiting who can apply. The authority for making awards to minority entities and Indian tribes comes from section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act, which allows NIDRR to fund activities authorized under Title II of the Act.
NIDRR describes two different FI Project award types: research grants and development grants. This listing (84.133G-4) is for research grants, while development grants fall under 84.133G-5. The notice makes a point of saying the selection criteria differ between the two, and applicants have to clearly label their application as either a research grant application or a development grant application. If the application does not clearly designate the type, it will be deemed ineligible and will not be reviewed. For the research track in particular, projects are expected to be hypothesis-driven and to involve an intensive, systematic study aimed at producing new or fuller scientific knowledge, or improving understanding of the problem being studied.
Eligibility is limited to minority entities and Indian tribes. The notice defines "minority entity" to include historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, American Indian tribal colleges and universities, and other institutions of higher education where minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are also listed as eligible, along with other eligible applicants as clarified in the official notice. The competition is framed as a capacity-building mechanism as much as a research funding program, since the restriction to MSIs and tribes is intended to expand who is conducting rigorous disability and rehabilitation research.
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov; applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload it for submission. Email submissions are not allowed. A practical detail included in the posting is that applicants should search for the application package by the base CFDA number without the alpha suffix (for example, search "84.133" rather than "84.133G"). The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-011413-001, and the funding activity category is education.
For the fiscal year referenced (FY 2013), the opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000 and an award ceiling of $200,000. The posting also indicates there is a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants should be prepared to document and commit matching resources consistent with the rules described in the official Federal Register notice. Key dates included: applications were available January 14, 2013; a pre-application meeting was scheduled for February 4, 2013 (offered via conference call, plus later individual phone consultations); and the deadline for transmittal of applications was March 15, 2013. Contact points were provided both for Grants.gov system issues (Julius Cotton) and for program content and technical assistance (program managers Lynn Medley and Marlene Spencer at the Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/NIDRR).
The notice repeatedly stresses that the summary is only a synopsis and that the official requirements, priorities, performance measures, eligibility details, and submission rules are contained in the Federal Register application notice. In practice, that means prospective applicants would need to rely on the Federal Register version for the authoritative statement of what research topics are prioritized (if any), how proposals will be scored, what matching is required, what formatting and page limits apply, and what reporting and performance measures grantees must meet if funded.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the official name of this grant competition?
The competition is titled "Minority Serving Institution Field Initiated Projects (Research)". It is part of the U.S. Department of Education's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered through NIDRR.
2. Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Education, through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
The Assistance Listing number is 84.133G-4. The posting notes that when searching for the application package in Grants.gov, applicants should search using the base number 84.133 (without the alpha suffix). The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-011413-001. The FI Projects program supports disability and rehabilitation research intended to develop new methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that help people with disabilities fully participate in society. Outcomes emphasized include inclusion and integration in community life, employment, independent living, family support, and greater economic and social self-sufficiency, with particular attention to individuals with the most severe disabilities. This competition is specifically designed to build and strengthen the research capacity of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Indian tribes by restricting eligibility to those entities. NIDRR describes two FI Project award types: research grants and development grants. This listing (84.133G-4) is for research grants. Development grants are associated with a separate listing, 84.133G-5. Research-track projects are expected to be hypothesis-driven and to involve an intensive, systematic study aimed at producing new or fuller scientific knowledge, or improving understanding of the problem being studied. Yes. The notice states that the selection criteria differ between the two award types. Yes. Applicants must clearly label their application as either a research grant application or a development grant application. If the application does not clearly designate the type, it will be deemed ineligible and will not be reviewed. Eligibility is limited to minority entities and Indian tribes, as described in the notice and further clarified in the official Federal Register application notice. The notice defines "minority entity" to include: Yes. The notice lists federally recognized Native American tribal governments as eligible, along with other eligible applicants as clarified in the official notice. The notice cites section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act as authority for making awards to minority entities and Indian tribes, allowing NIDRR to fund activities authorized under Title II of the Act. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applicants are expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload it for submission. No. The posting states that email submissions are not allowed. The posting advises applicants to search by the base CFDA/Assistance Listing number without the alpha suffix (for example, search "84.133" rather than "84.133G"). The funding activity category is listed as education. For FY 2013, the opportunity anticipated a single award. The estimated total funding amount was $200,000, and the award ceiling was also $200,000. Yes. The posting indicates there is a cost sharing or matching requirement. Applicants should be prepared to document and commit matching resources consistent with the rules described in the official Federal Register notice. Yes. A pre-application meeting was scheduled for February 4, 2013 and was offered via conference call, followed by later individual phone consultations. The posting identifies Julius Cotton as the contact for Grants.gov system issues. The posting lists Lynn Medley and Marlene Spencer (program managers at the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/NIDRR) as contacts for program content and technical assistance. The posting emphasizes that its summary is only a synopsis, and that the official requirements, priorities, performance measures, eligibility details, and submission rules are contained in the Federal Register application notice. According to the posting, applicants should rely on the Federal Register notice for the authoritative version of items such as: research priorities (if any), how proposals will be scored, matching requirements, formatting and page limits, and reporting/performance measures required of grantees if funded.3. What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
4. What is the funding opportunity number?
5. What is the purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program overall?
6. What makes this particular FI competition distinct from other FI funding?
7. What types of awards exist under FI Projects, and which one is this?
8. What is expected of a project applying under the research grant track?
9. Do the selection criteria differ between research grants and development grants?
10. Do applicants need to clearly label the application as research or development?
11. Who is eligible to apply?
12. How does the notice define a "minority entity"?
13. Are federally recognized tribal governments eligible?
14. What legal authority supports making awards to minority entities and Indian tribes?
15. What is the submission method for applications?
16. Are email submissions allowed?
17. How should applicants search for the application package in Grants.gov?
18. What is the funding activity category?
19. How many awards were anticipated for the referenced fiscal year?
20. What was the estimated total funding amount and the award ceiling?
21. Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
22. What were the key dates listed in the posting?
23. Was a pre-application meeting offered?
24. Who should applicants contact for Grants.gov system issues?
25. Who should applicants contact for program content and technical assistance?
26. Where are the official requirements and authoritative details for this competition found?
27. What kinds of details should applicants expect to find in the Federal Register notice (rather than relying on the synopsis)?
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