Deadline: 24-Jan-22
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is currently accepting applications for the Field Initiated Projects Program to generate new knowledge through research or to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities, especially people with the highest support needs.
In carrying out a research activity under a FI Projects research grant, a grantee must identify one or more hypotheses or research questions and, based on the hypotheses or research questions identified, perform an intensive, systematic study directed toward producing:
- new scientific knowledge or
- better understanding of the subject, problem studied, or body of knowledge.
Invitational Priorities
In FY 2022, there are two invitational priorities of interest to the agency. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) does not give applications that address either of these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over other applications.
- Research or development projects that address the needs, experiences, or outcomes of people with disabilities from underserved communities. People with disabilities from underserved communities include those from communities or populations of the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, including: people with disabilities who are racial and ethnic minorities; people with disabilities who are members of religious minorities; people with disabilities who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer; people with disabilities who live in rural areas; or people with disabilities otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.
- Research or development projects that address the impact of video conferencing technologies on the experiences or outcomes of people with disabilities.
Stages
- Exploration and discovery means the stage of research that generates hypotheses or theories through new and refined analyses of data, producing observational findings and creating other sources of research-based information.
- Intervention development means the stage of research that focuses on generating and testing interventions that have the potential to improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
- Intervention efficacy means the stage of research during which a project evaluates and tests whether an intervention is feasible, practical, and has the potential to yield positive outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
- Scale-up evaluation means the stage of research during which a project analyzes whether an intervention is effective in producing improved outcomes for individuals with disabilities when implemented in a real-world setting.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $1,600,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 8
- Award Ceiling: $200,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $195,000 Per Budget Period
- Length of Project Period: 36-month project period with three 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
- Foreign entities 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=334763