Opportunity Information: Apply for ED ACL GRANTS 031015 001
Apply for ED ACL GRANTS 031015 001
- The Department of Education in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HHS/ACL/NIDILRR Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Field Initiated Program (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 Mar 10, 2015 and posted on Mar 10, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 11, 2015 Applications Available March 10, 2015. Note On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was effective immediately. One provision of WIOA transferred the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) from the Department of Education to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, NIDRRs name was changed to the Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). For FY 2015, all NIDILRR priority notices will be published as ACL notices, and ACL will make all NIDILRR awards. During this transition period, however, NIDILRR will continue to review grant applications using Department of Education tools. NIDILRR will post previously approved application kits to grants.gov, and NIDILRR applications submitted to grants.gov will be forwarded to the Department of Educations G 5 system for peer review. We are using Department of Education application kits and peer review systems during this transition year in order to provide for a smooth and orderly process for our applicants. Date of Pre Application Meeting March 31, 2015. 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 NIDILRR staff. The pre application meeting will be held on March 31, 2015. Interested parties may participate in this meeting by conference call with NIDILRR staff between 100 p.m. and 300 p.m., Washington, DC time. NIDILRR 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 contact Carolyn Baron at Carolyn.Baron@ed.gov, or by telephone at 202 245 7244. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply April 14, 2015. Notice of Intent to Apply Due to the open nature of the priorities in these competitions, and to assist with the selection of reviewers for these competitions, NIDILRR is requesting all potential applicants submit a letter of intent (LOI). The submission is not mandatory and the content of the LOI will not be peer reviewed or otherwise used to rate an applicants application. Each LOI should be limited to a maximum of four pages and include the following information (1) The priority to which the potential applicant is responding (2) the title of the proposed project, the name of the applicant, the name of the Project Director or Principal Investigator (PI), and the names of partner institutions and entities (3) a brief statement of the vision, goals, and objectives of the proposed project and a description of its proposed activities at a sufficient level of detail to allow NIDILRR to select potential peer reviewers (4) a list of proposed project staff including the Project Director or PI and key personnel (5) a list of individuals whose selection as a peer reviewer might constitute a conflict of interest due to involvement in proposal development, selection as an advisory board member, co PI relationships, etc. and (6) contact information for the Project Director or PI. Submission of a LOI is not a prerequisite for eligibility to submit an application. NIDILRR will accept the optional LOI via mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or commercial carrier) or email, by April 14, 2015. The LOI must be sent to Carolyn Baron, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 550 12th Street SW., Room 5134, PCP, Washington, DC 20202 or by email to Carolyn.Baron@ed.gov. For further information regarding the LOI submission process, contact Carolyn Baron at (202) 245 6211. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications May 11, 2015.. (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 IHE whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity is part of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program run by the Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which at the time of this notice had recently moved from the U.S. Department of Education to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Even though ACL would make the awards for FY 2015, the application kit and peer review process were still routed through Department of Education systems during the transition, so applicants were expected to follow the Federal Register notice and use the established Education submission and review tools.
The core purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is to generate new knowledge and practical advances in disability and rehabilitation. The program is aimed at developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that support full inclusion and integration of people with disabilities in society, with a strong emphasis on outcomes such as employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency, particularly for people with the most severe disabilities. A second, related aim is to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended). What makes this specific competition distinct is its capacity-building focus: it is designed to increase the ability of minority-serving institutions and other eligible minority entities to carry out high-quality disability and rehabilitation research. NIDILRR does this by restricting eligibility to minority entities and Indian tribes as permitted under section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act, which explicitly authorizes awards to these organizations for activities under Title II of the Act.
The FI Projects program supports two different award types: research grants and development grants. This particular listing is for the MSI FI Projects research competition under CFDA 84.133G-4 (while development grants fall under CFDA 84.133G-5). Applicants had to make a clear, explicit choice about which type they were applying for, because the selection criteria differ by grant type. The notice is firm on this point: if an application did not clearly designate whether it was a research grant (84.133G-4) or a development grant (84.133G-5), it would be deemed ineligible and would not be reviewed. In other words, applicants needed to align their narrative and supporting materials to the correct set of criteria from the outset, and the agency would not reinterpret or reclassify submissions.
Eligibility was limited to minority entities and Indian tribes. The notice defines a minority entity to include historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), American Indian tribal colleges or universities, and other institutions of higher education where at least 50 percent of enrolled students are from minority groups. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments were also identified as eligible applicants. The overall intent is to ensure the funding directly strengthens research capability within these institutions and communities, rather than simply including them as junior partners.
On the funding side, the opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000 and an award ceiling of $200,000. The listing also indicates a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants would need to contribute non-federal resources in the amount and form described in the official Federal Register application notice. Because the synopsis does not spell out the specific match percentage or allowable match sources, applicants would have needed to confirm the exact requirement in the published notice.
The application process was strictly electronic through Grants.gov. Applicants were required to locate the package by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (for example, searching for 84.133 rather than 84.133G). The notice emphasizes that applications could not be emailed to the agency; submission had to occur through Grants.gov using the official application package. Key dates included: the application package became available March 10, 2015; a pre-application meeting was scheduled for March 31, 2015 (with a conference call session and additional individual consultation time by phone later that afternoon); an optional letter of intent (LOI) was requested by April 14, 2015; and the final deadline for transmittal of full applications was May 11, 2015 (with an archive date of June 10, 2015).
The optional LOI was requested mainly to help the agency recruit appropriate peer reviewers due to the open-ended nature of the research topics allowed under the competition. The LOI was not mandatory, not scored, and not used to rate the final application, and it was not a prerequisite for eligibility. However, it had specific content expectations: identification of the priority addressed, the project title and key parties (applicant, project director/principal investigator, partners), a sufficiently detailed overview of the project vision, goals, objectives, and activities to support reviewer selection, a list of proposed staff and key personnel, a list of individuals who would present conflicts of interest if selected as peer reviewers, and contact information for the project director/PI. LOIs were limited to four pages and could be submitted by email or mail to the designated contact.
Finally, the notice provides several points of contact. For participation in the pre-application meeting and for LOI submission details, the main contact listed was Carolyn Baron (with phone and email provided). For technical issues accessing the announcement electronically, it listed an Education Grants.gov systems administrator contact. A program manager contact (Patricia Barrett) was also provided for programmatic questions. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted, single-award research grant competition intended to expand high-quality disability and rehabilitation research capacity at minority-serving institutions and eligible tribal entities, while still advancing NIDILRRs broader mission of improving inclusion, employment, independent living, and service effectiveness for people with disabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is a Field Initiated (FI) Projects research competition under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program run by the Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). It is specifically the MSI-focused FI Projects research competition under CFDA 84.133G-4.
2) What is the main purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program?
The FI Projects program is intended to generate new knowledge and practical advances in disability and rehabilitation. It supports work such as developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that promote full inclusion and integration of people with disabilities in society, with emphasis on outcomes including employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency, particularly for individuals with the most severe disabilities.
3) What makes this particular competition different from other FI Projects competitions?
This competition has a capacity-building focus. It is designed to increase the ability of minority-serving institutions and other eligible minority entities to carry out high-quality disability and rehabilitation research, rather than funding broadly across all institution types.
4) Which agency makes the award, and why are Department of Education systems mentioned?
At the time of the notice, NIDILRR had recently moved from the U.S. Department of Education to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Even though ACL would make the awards for FY 2015, the application kit and peer review process were still routed through Department of Education systems during the transition, so applicants were expected to follow the Federal Register notice and use the established Education submission and review tools.
5) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to minority entities and Indian tribes, as permitted under section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act for activities under Title II of the Act.
6) What counts as a "minority entity" for this competition?
The notice describes minority entities to include historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), American Indian tribal colleges or universities, and other institutions of higher education where at least 50 percent of enrolled students are from minority groups.
7) Are federally recognized tribal governments eligible applicants?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments were identified as eligible applicants.
8) Does this listing cover both research and development grants?
No. This listing is for the MSI FI Projects research competition under CFDA 84.133G-4. Development grants are listed separately under CFDA 84.133G-5.
9) Do applicants have to choose between a research grant and a development grant?
Yes. Applicants had to make a clear, explicit choice about which type they were applying for because the selection criteria differ by grant type.
10) What happens if an application does not clearly identify whether it is a research or development grant?
The notice states that if an application did not clearly designate whether it was a research grant (84.133G-4) or a development grant (84.133G-5), it would be deemed ineligible and would not be reviewed.
11) How many awards were expected?
The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
12) What is the estimated funding amount and the maximum award size?
The estimated total funding amount is $200,000, and the award ceiling is $200,000.
13) Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The listing indicates a cost sharing or matching requirement. The synopsis does not provide the specific match percentage or allowable sources, so applicants were expected to confirm the exact requirement in the official Federal Register application notice.
14) How must applications be submitted?
The application process was strictly electronic through Grants.gov, using the official application package. Applications could not be emailed to the agency.
15) How do applicants find the correct application package in Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to locate the package by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (for example, searching for 84.133 rather than 84.133G).
16) What were the key dates for this opportunity?
Key dates included: the application package became available March 10, 2015; a pre-application meeting was scheduled for March 31, 2015; an optional letter of intent (LOI) was requested by April 14, 2015; the deadline for transmittal of full applications was May 11, 2015; and the archive date was June 10, 2015.
17) Was there a pre-application meeting, and what did it include?
Yes. A pre-application meeting was scheduled for March 31, 2015. It included a conference call session and additional individual consultation time by phone later that afternoon.
18) Was a letter of intent (LOI) required?
No. The LOI was optional, not mandatory, and not a prerequisite for eligibility.
19) How was the LOI used by the agency?
The LOI was requested mainly to help the agency recruit appropriate peer reviewers due to the open-ended nature of the research topics allowed under the competition. It was not scored and was not used to rate the final application.
20) What information was the LOI expected to include?
The LOI content expectations included: identification of the priority addressed; project title; key parties (applicant, project director/principal investigator, partners); a sufficiently detailed overview of the project vision, goals, objectives, and activities to support reviewer selection; a list of proposed staff and key personnel; a list of individuals who would present conflicts of interest if selected as peer reviewers; and contact information for the project director/PI.
21) What was the LOI page limit, and how could it be submitted?
LOIs were limited to four pages and could be submitted by email or mail to the designated contact.
22) Why does the notice emphasize using the Federal Register notice and established tools?
Because NIDILRR was in an agency transition period, the notice explains that applicants still needed to follow the Federal Register notice and use the established Department of Education submission and peer review systems that were being used during the transition.
23) What kinds of outcomes does NIDILRR emphasize in this program?
The program emphasizes outcomes tied to full inclusion and integration, including employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency, particularly for people with the most severe disabilities. It also aims to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended).
24) Why is eligibility restricted to minority entities and tribes?
The intent described in the notice is to ensure the funding directly strengthens research capability within minority-serving institutions and eligible tribal entities and communities, rather than primarily supporting organizations that do not fit those eligibility categories.
25) Who were the listed points of contact, and what were they for?
The notice lists multiple contacts: Carolyn Baron for participation in the pre-application meeting and for LOI submission details; an Education Grants.gov systems administrator contact for technical issues accessing the announcement electronically; and Patricia Barrett as a program manager contact for programmatic questions.
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