Applications due Thursday, March 6, 2025
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ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing a new funding opportunity for a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) program on universal design.
The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by conducting advanced engineering research and development of innovative technologies designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems or remove environmental barriers. RERCs also demonstrate and evaluate such technologies, facilitate service delivery system changes, stimulate the production and distribution of new technologies and equipment in the private sector, and provide training opportunities.
The grantee must conduct research and development activities toward universally designed products or built environments that promote positive health and function, employment, or community living outcomes among people with disabilities. This grant will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.
Contact thomas.corfman@acl.hhs.gov at NIDILRR if you have questions about this funding opportunity.
See Notice of Funding Opportunity: HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-REGE-0120, "Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) Program: RERC on Universal Design Applications," posted December 20, 2024.
To stay current on NIDILRR grant opportunities, please visit grants.gov and search: NIDILRR or 93.433.
NIDILRR, part of ACL, generates new knowledge and promotes its effective use so that people with disabilities can perform activities of their choice in the community. NIDILRR also works to expand society’s capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for people with disabilities.