Deadline: 15-Mar-21
The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living invites applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016 for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network.
The purpose of NIDILRR’s DRRPs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for people with disabilities, especially people with the most significant disabilities. Under this priority, 10 DRRPs, one within each of the 10 HHS regions, will be funded as part of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network.
Priorities
The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living establishes a priority for the funding of 10 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Regional Centers, 1 within each of the 10 Page 4 of 43 HHS regions. Together, the 10 ADA Regional Centers, along with the ADA Knowledge Translation Center (ADA KT Center, funded under a separate funding opportunity announcement), and the ADA Collaborative Research Projects (funded from 2017-2022), will comprise the ADA National Network. Each ADA Regional Center must be designed to contribute to the following outcomes:
- Improved understanding by ADA stakeholders of their rights and responsibilities under the ADA.
- Identification of barriers to compliance with the ADA as well as innovative approaches for eliminating these barriers.
- Improved understanding of ADA stakeholders’ need for and receipt of ADA Network Services over time, including services to address emerging issues related to compliance with ADA requirements.
- Enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of ADA Network Services.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $ 11,074,495
- Expected Number of Awards: 10
- Award Ceiling: $ 1,246,000
- Award Floor: $ 1,000,000
- Length of Project Period: 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods
The Award Ceiling for each Region is as follows:
- Region 1: $1,000,000.
- Region 2: $1,112,165
- Region 3: $1,112,165
- Region 4: $1,246,000
- Region 5: $1,246,000
- Region 6: $1,112,165
- Region 7: $1,000,000
- Region 8: $1,000,000
- Region 9: $1,246,000
- Region 10: $1,000,000
Eligible Applicants
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Others
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations, IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330314
