Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Community Living and Participation (Development) | HHS 2022 ACL NIDILRR DPCP 0021

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACL NIDILRR DPCP 0021

The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Community Living and Participation (Development) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity 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 focuses specifically on development work intended to improve community living and participation outcomes for people with disabilities. The central expectation is that applicants propose a project that translates existing research knowledge into practical, usable outputs that can make day-to-day community participation easier, more accessible, and more effective for the target population.

This competition is explicitly for field-initiated DRRP development projects in the community living and participation domain. In other words, applicants are expected to bring forward their own ideas (rather than responding to a narrowly prescribed model) as long as the work clearly fits the program purpose. The emphasis is on development: using research evidence and established understanding to create or refine tangible products or deliverables. The notice describes these deliverables broadly, including materials, devices, systems, methods, measures, techniques, tools, prototypes, processes, or intervention protocols. The key requirement is that what gets developed should be beneficial to people with disabilities in ways that support independent living, community inclusion, and meaningful participation.

The opportunity also clarifies how it fits into NIDILRRs broader funding plan for this topic area. NIDILRR anticipates making two total field-initiated DRRP awards in the community living and participation domain across the related competitions. Those two awards could end up being both research projects, both development projects, or one of each, depending on how applications score in peer review. This means that even though this announcement is for development, final award selection across the domain is influenced by the comparative ranking of applications reviewed by the peer review panel.

The grant uses the standard federal grant funding instrument and is categorized under science, technology, and other research and development. The CFDA (now commonly referenced through Assistance Listings) number is 93.433. The maximum award amount listed is up to $500,000 (award ceiling). The project period is 60 months, structured as five 12-month budget periods, which implies annual budgeting and reporting cycles within an overall five-year plan. The source information indicates an expected award count of 1 for this specific opportunity listing, while also noting NIDILRRs intent to make two awards across the broader set of related community living and participation competitions.

A wide range of organizations are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education (including public and state-controlled institutions); federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The eligibility section also references an additional clarification field in the full notice for any special conditions or expanded categories.

Key administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity number HHS-2022-ACL-NIDILRR-DPCP-0021, with a creation date of February 2, 2022. The original closing date was April 4, 2022, and applications had to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, the opportunity is designed for applicants who can turn disability and rehabilitation research into implementable, testable development outputs that directly support community living and participation for people with disabilities over a five-year project lifecycle.

• 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: Community Living and Participation (Development)" 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 Feb 02, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 04, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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, 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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