Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer | HHS 2018 ACL NIDILRR DPKT 0254

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The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), through NIDILRR (the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research). It sits within the broader Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program and is focused on research and applied activities that improve how rehabilitation technologies are developed, moved into real-world use, and ultimately benefit people with disabilities, particularly those with the most significant disabilities.

At a program level, DRRPs are meant to plan and carry out research plus dissemination and utilization work that advances methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology. The larger aim is to maximize full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities across key areas of life, including employment, independent living, family support, and broader economic and social self-sufficiency. In addition, the program is intended to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), meaning the work is expected to connect to practical service outcomes and systems that support people with disabilities.

This specific competition funds a Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer. Its central purpose is to increase successful technology transfer of rehabilitation technology products and devices that were developed by NIDRR-funded technology grantees. In practical terms, the grant supports rigorous research, development, technical assistance, dissemination, and utilization activities that help promising rehabilitation technologies make the jump from research prototypes or early-stage innovations into products or devices that can actually be adopted, distributed, and used by intended beneficiaries. The emphasis on knowledge translation signals that the center is expected to convert research findings and development experience into actionable guidance, tools, and support that improve technology transfer outcomes.

The opportunity is a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, listed under CFDA 93.433. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2018-ACL-NIDILRR-DPKT-0254, with a creation date of April 13, 2018. Applications were due June 12, 2018, with electronic submissions required by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline.

Funding is structured around a single expected award (Expected Awards: 1), with an award ceiling of $925,000. This indicates the agency intended to fund one center at up to that maximum amount, making it a competitive, national-level award aimed at building a centralized capability that can serve a broader community of rehabilitation technology developers and stakeholders.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities that can plausibly conduct applied research and run a technical assistance and dissemination center. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township 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 (both with and without 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and other applicants as described in the opportunity’s additional eligibility information. This range reflects the interdisciplinary and translational nature of technology transfer work, which can involve universities, nonprofits, public agencies, and private-sector product development expertise.

Overall, this grant opportunity is designed to strengthen the pipeline from federally funded rehabilitation technology research to real-world products and devices by funding one dedicated center to generate evidence, provide hands-on support, and broadly disseminate proven approaches to technology transfer. The intended end result is more effective movement of rehabilitation technologies into the hands of users, thereby supporting independence, employment, community participation, and improved quality of life for people with disabilities.

• 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: Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer" 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 Apr 13, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 12, 2018 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 $925,000.00 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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