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.Apply for HHS 2021 ACL NIDILRR DPCP 0060
- 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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What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary research grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), awarded through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). It is part of NIDILRR's Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) program within the broader Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program.
What is the purpose of the DRRP program?
The DRRP program funds research, demonstrations, training, and related activities that improve the lives of people with disabilities. It emphasizes developing and testing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that support fuller inclusion and integration in society, including improved outcomes in employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency, with particular attention to people with the most severe disabilities.
What is the specific focus of this competition?
This competition specifically focuses on establishing a National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities.
What is expected to be funded under this opportunity?
The opportunity anticipates funding a single national center that conducts research and related activities to improve services, technologies, and other interventions that support parents with disabilities in their parenting roles.
How many awards does the funding opportunity expect to make?
The funding opportunity anticipates making one award (Expected Awards: 1).
What is the maximum award amount for this grant?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $500,000.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2021-ACL-NIDILRR-DPCP-0060.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on March 8, 2021. The original closing date was May 7, 2021.
Which federal agency and offices are involved in this grant?
The grant is administered by HHS through ACL, with funding awarded via NIDILRR.
What does it mean that this is a "discretionary research grant"?
Based on the description provided, this is a research-focused grant where funding is awarded competitively under a discretionary program (rather than by formula). The work is expected to contribute to the research base and produce broadly usable knowledge and products.
What is the assistance listing (CFDA) number for this program?
The assistance listing/CFDA number associated with this program is 93.433.
What is the activity category for this funding opportunity?
The activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
How does this opportunity connect to NIDILRR's broader mission?
This opportunity aligns with NIDILRR's mission by generating research-informed evidence and practical outputs that support independent living, community participation, family support, and self-sufficiency for people with disabilities. It also aims to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
What kinds of activities can the funded Center carry out?
The broader DRRP program funds research, demonstrations, training, and related activities (including work with an international dimension when relevant). Under this priority, those activities are expected to be focused on improving parenting supports for parents with disabilities through research and related efforts.
What kinds of outcomes is the funded Center expected to support for parents with disabilities?
The Center is expected to generate evidence and practical outputs that help improve supports so parents with disabilities can parent safely and successfully while maintaining independence and full participation in family and community life.
Is the emphasis more on basic research or applied research?
The description suggests a strong applied-research orientation, including building evidence about barriers, identifying supports that work, and improving or developing tools, service models, training approaches, or policies that help parents with disabilities.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligibility is broad. 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 references an "Others" category with additional eligibility details in the full notice.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
Yes. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible even if they do not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status are included as eligible applicants (excluding institutions of higher education within those nonprofit categories).
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes, for-profit organizations other than small businesses are listed as eligible applicants.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations are listed as eligible applicants.
Are local education agencies or school districts eligible?
Independent school districts are listed as eligible applicants.
Does the opportunity allow work with an international dimension?
Yes, the DRRP program description notes that related activities can include work with an international dimension when relevant. Under this priority, any international dimension would need to be relevant to the Center's focus on parents with disabilities.
What is the intended scale or scope of the project?
The priority is to establish a National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities, indicating a national-level scope with research and dissemination intended to generate broadly usable evidence and practical outputs.
How is this opportunity related to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
A stated goal of the DRRP program is to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This implies the work should have practical implications for systems and services that support people with disabilities.
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