Deadline: 5-Dec-22
The Administration for Community Living is accepting applications for Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program in the domain of employment.
The purpose of the ARRT Program is to increase the capacity for high-quality rehabilitation research by supporting grants to institutions to provide advanced research training to individuals with doctorates or similar advanced degrees who have clinical or other relevant experience.
ARRT projects train rehabilitation researchers, including individuals with disabilities and other individuals underrepresented in the scientific workforce, with particular attention to research areas that support the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act and improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. ARRT projects must provide advanced research training to eligible individuals to enhance their capacity to conduct high-quality multidisciplinary disability and rehabilitation research to improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000
- Award Ceiling: $200,000
- Award Floor: $195,000.
- Duration: Grants will have a 60-month project period with 5 12- month budget periods.
Eligible Projects
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Proposed ARRT projects must:
- Recruit and select candidates for advanced research training and include in their application targeted plans for recruiting individuals with disabilities. Applicants may also include targeted plans for recruiting individuals from additional populations that are underrepresented in the scientific workforce, including Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders;
- Provide a training program that includes didactic instruction, is multidisciplinary, and emphasizes scientific methodology;
- Provide research experience with qualified researchers at the host institution or other appropriate institutions and practicum experience, or other practical activities, with organizations representing individuals with disabilities;
- Provide academic and career mentorship;
- Provide opportunities for participation in the development of professional presentations and scholarly publications and for attendance at professional conferences and meetings.
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education.
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342545