Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects Program: Disability and Pregnancy (US)

Deadline: 24-May-24

Submissions are now open for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with disabilities.

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) seeks to build on its previous research and development investments in  this area by supporting innovative and well-designed research on pregnancy and disability as  described in the following funding opportunity description. To address disparities in and improve  pregnancy experiences, care, and outcomes for people with disabilities, NIDILRR proposes to  fund a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) on Pregnancy and Disability.

Program Priority

• The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living establishes a priority for a Disability Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) on Disability and Pregnancy. The DRRP must contribute to maximizing positive pregnancy experiences, prenatal care, or birth outcomes among people with a long-term disabilities, including those with the greatest support needs. To contribute to these outcomes, the DRRP must –
  • Conduct research in one or more of the following areas to establish new knowledge about pregnancy among people with disabilities as a group, people with specific disability, or people with disabilities within specific demographic subpopulations.
    • Technology to improve pregnancy experiences, prenatal care, and birth outcomes for people with disabilities.
    • Individual and environmental factors associated with improved pregnancy experiences, prenatal care, and birth outcomes for people with disabilities. Interventions designed to contribute to improved pregnancy experiences, prenatal care, and birth outcomes for people with disabilities. Interventions include any strategy, practice, program, policy, or tool that, when implemented as intended, contributes to improvements in outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
    • Effects of government policies and programs on pregnancy experiences, prenatal care, and birth outcomes for people with disabilities.
    • Practices and policies that contribute to improved pregnancy experiences, prenatal care, and birth outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
  • Demonstrating, in its original applications, that people with disabilities from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds will be included in study samples in sufficient numbers to generate knowledge and products that are relevant to the racial and ethnic diversity of the population of people with disabilities being studied. The RRTC must describe and justify, in its original application, the planned racial and ethnic distribution of people with disabilities who will participate in the proposed research activities.
  • Focus its research on a specific stage(s) of research. If the DRRP is to conduct research that can be categorized under more than one stage, including research that progresses from one stage to another, those stages must be clearly specified and justified. These stages: exploration and discovery, intervention development, intervention efficacy, and scale-up evaluation, are defined in this funding opportunity announcement. Applicants must justify the need and rationale for research at the proposed stage or stages and describe fully an appropriate methodology or methodologies for the proposed research.
  • Conduct knowledge translation activities (i.e., utilization, dissemination) to facilitate stakeholder (e.g., people with disabilities and their families, clinicians, policymakers, practitioners) use of the knowledge, interventions, programs, technologies, or products that result from the research activities conducted under paragraph (1)(a) of this priority.

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Funding: $500,000
• Expected Number of Awards: 1
• Award Ceiling: $500,000
• Award Floor: $495,000
• Length of Project Period: 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Applicants
  • For FY 2024 the below guidance is provided to advance the Administration’s policy to “pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality.” This guidance is intended to begin to address inequities in HHS programs, processes, and policies that may serve as barriers to equal opportunity. By advancing equity in the NOFOs, they can “create opportunities for the improvement of communities that have been historically underserved, which benefits everyone.”
    • States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
• Responsiveness and Screening Criteria
  • Application Responsiveness Criteria to be considered for review under this grant opportunity, applicants must propose to run a DRRP grant that is responsive to each of the requirements in the priority section of this funding opportunity announcement. Application Screening Criteria they will screen all applications, and will reject any applications that:
    • Are submitted after the established deadline;
    • Propose a budget that exceeds $500,000 in any single budget year;
    • Propose a project period that exceeds 60 months.

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