FIELD INITIATED PROJECTS PROGRAM (DEVELOPMENT) | HHS 2019 ACL NIDILRR IFDV 0321

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2019 ACL NIDILRR IFDV 0321

The FIELD INITIATED PROJECTS PROGRAM (DEVELOPMENT) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), administered through NIDILRR. It is designed to support development-focused projects that translate existing research knowledge into practical, usable outputs that improve the lives of people with disabilities. The central aim is to strengthen full inclusion and integration in society, with a clear emphasis on outcomes tied to employment, independent living, family support, and long-term economic and social self-sufficiency, particularly for individuals with the most severe disabilities.

This program is specifically oriented toward development activities rather than basic research alone. In practice, applicants are expected to use what is already known from prior research and understanding in the disability and rehabilitation fields and turn it into concrete products or approaches that can be applied in real-world settings. The grant supports the creation or refinement of materials, devices, systems, and rehabilitation technologies, along with methods, measures, techniques, tools, prototypes, processes, or intervention protocols. The key expectation is that the work results in something beneficial and usable for a defined target population of individuals with disabilities, helping close the gap between research findings and practical implementation.

A second major purpose of the program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This means projects should be relevant to rehabilitation systems and service delivery, with an eye toward strengthening how services are designed, delivered, evaluated, or adopted in ways that lead to better participation and life outcomes for people with disabilities. Development projects under this opportunity are meant to be actionable and geared toward impact, such as improving service tools, enhancing intervention delivery, or advancing assistive or rehabilitation technologies that enable greater participation in work and community life.

The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2019 ACL NIDILRR IFDV 0321 and falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, with CFDA number 93.433. The funding instrument is a grant, and the program anticipates making about 8 awards. The stated award ceiling is $200,000, indicating that proposed budgets are expected to fit within that upper limit.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, and 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 tribal organizations; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories as specified). The listing also notes an “Others” category, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement text.

Key administrative details include a creation date of December 7, 2018, and an original application deadline of February 5, 2019. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, this funding opportunity is best understood as support for development and translation work: taking established research insights in disability and rehabilitation and building practical tools, technologies, protocols, and systems that measurably improve inclusion, independence, and participation 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 "FIELD INITIATED PROJECTS PROGRAM (DEVELOPMENT)" 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 Dec 07, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 05, 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 8 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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