Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities | HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR DPCP 0060

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR DPCP 0060

This grant opportunity is a discretionary research grant 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 sits within NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) program under the broader Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program. The specific focus of this competition is the establishment of a National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities.

At its core, the DRRP program is designed to fund research, demonstrations, training, and related activities (including work with an international dimension when relevant) that improve the lives of people with disabilities. The program emphasizes developing and testing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that help individuals with disabilities achieve fuller inclusion and integration in society. That includes better outcomes in employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency, with particular attention to people with the most severe disabilities. A parallel goal is to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, meaning the work is intended to have practical implications for systems and services that support people with disabilities.

This particular priority narrows the mission to parenting and family life. The funded Center is expected to conduct research and related activities aimed at improving services, technologies, and other interventions that support parents with disabilities in their parenting roles. In practice, this implies a strong applied-research orientation: building evidence on what barriers parents with disabilities face, what supports actually help, and what tools, service models, training approaches, or policies can be improved or developed so that parents with disabilities can parent safely and successfully while maintaining independence and full participation in family and community life.

The funding opportunity (number HHS-2021-ACL-NIDILRR-DPCP-0060) was posted March 8, 2021, with an original closing date of May 7, 2021. It anticipates making a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $500,000. The assistance listing/CFDA number associated with the program is 93.433, and the activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, which signals that the project is expected to contribute to the research base and generate broadly usable knowledge and products.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities that can carry out national-level research and dissemination work. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local 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; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The listing also includes an "Others" category with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice.

Overall, this opportunity funds a single national center intended to generate usable research evidence and practical outputs focused on improving parenting supports for people with disabilities, aligning with NIDILRR's broader mission to expand independent living, community participation, family support, and self-sufficiency through research-informed services and technology.

• 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 "Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: National Research Center for Parents 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 Mar 08, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 07, 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 $500,000.00 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, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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