Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Projects for Translating the Findings and Products of Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Development into Practice | HHS 2019 ACL NIDILRR DPKT 0332

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The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program opportunity titled "Projects for Translating the Findings and Products of Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Development into Practice" is a discretionary federal grant competition administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and its National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The central aim of this funding is to move disability and rehabilitation research beyond publication and prototypes by actively translating proven findings and products into real-world practice, meaning they are used, adopted, and sustained by the organizations and communities that serve people with disabilities.

At a broader program level, NIDILRR's DRRP mechanism is designed to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. It does this by supporting projects that generate new knowledge and, importantly, develop or refine methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies. The intended impact spans practical outcomes such as improved health and functional abilities, stronger independent living outcomes, and better employment-related outcomes. A consistent emphasis is placed on benefiting individuals with disabilities, with particular attention to people with the most significant disabilities, reflecting a focus on populations that often face the greatest barriers to access, participation, and successful outcomes.

This specific DRRP priority is focused on translation into practice. Rather than funding early-stage research, the expectation is that applicants will promote the use or adoption of findings or products that already came out of NIDILRR-sponsored research or development projects. In other words, the competition is structured to close the gap between what research shows is effective and what service systems, providers, employers, educators, and community organizations actually implement. Projects under this priority typically center on dissemination and implementation activities, such as packaging evidence-based tools so they can be used by practitioners, developing training and technical assistance to support uptake, creating implementation supports that help organizations integrate a tool into routine operations, and building partnerships with real-world adopters so that the research-based product is not only tried but embedded into day-to-day practice. The key requirement is that the project be grounded in NIDILRR-funded outputs and that the work is oriented toward measurable adoption and use, not just awareness.

The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2019-ACL-NIDILRR-DPKT-0332 and falls within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) number 93.433. The funding instrument is a grant, and the program anticipated making about three awards under this announcement. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $200,000 per award, signaling that these are relatively targeted projects intended to catalyze implementation, build adoption pathways, or scale proven products rather than conduct large multi-year clinical trials. The opportunity was created on March 6, 2019, and the original closing date was May 6, 2019, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date.

Eligibility for this competition is broad and includes many types of entities that are positioned to translate research into practice. Eligible applicants include state, county, 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 Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories as specified); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The listing also includes an "Others" category with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which typically clarifies any special conditions or additional eligible entity types.

In practical terms, a competitive project under this priority would be expected to identify a specific NIDILRR-funded research finding, intervention, measurement tool, training approach, service model, or rehabilitation technology product that is ready for broader use, then lay out a credible plan for how the applicant will drive real adoption. That generally implies clear identification of intended user groups (for example, vocational rehabilitation agencies, community rehabilitation providers, employers, independent living centers, educators, clinicians, or assistive technology programs), a strategy for implementation supports (training, toolkits, workflows, fidelity supports, technical assistance), methods for tracking uptake and outcomes (how many sites adopt, how consistently the product is used, what changes occur), and a sustainability plan so adoption continues beyond the grant period. The overall purpose is straightforward: maximize the public value of prior federally funded disability and rehabilitation research by ensuring that effective, evidence-informed products and practices actually reach the field and improve outcomes 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: Projects for Translating the Findings and Products of Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Development into Practice" 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 Mar 06, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 06, 2019 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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 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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