This department is offering grants to fund Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) aimed at improving services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. The RERCs program encourages advanced engineering research, develops innovative technologies, facilitates service delivery changes, and provides training opportunities to address rehabilitation problems and enhance outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The grants aim to remove environmental barriers, enhance employment opportunities, community participation, and improve health outcomes. Applications for grants under the RERC competitions must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. For more information on eligibility and application requirements, refer to the official application notice.
Opportunity ID: 249260
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | ED-GRANTS-121613-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs): Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions CFDA Number 84.133E-3 |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Education |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 84.133 — National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Dec 16, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Archive Date:: | Mar 16, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 950,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $950,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Department of Education |
| Description:: | Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program (Program) is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology. The Program’s activities are designed to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Program The purpose of the RERCs program, which is funded through the Program, is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. The RERCs program encourages advanced engineering research, develops and evaluates innovative technologies, facilitates service delivery system changes, stimulates the production and distribution of new technologies and equipment in the private sector, and provides training opportunities. RERCs seek to solve rehabilitation problems and remove environmental barriers to improvements in employment, community living and participation, and health and function outcomes of individuals with disabilities. The general requirements for RERCs are set out in subpart D of 34 CFR part 350 (What Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Does the Secretary Assist?). Additional information on the RERCs program can be found at: www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/index.html. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133E-1 and 84.133E-3. Note: This notice invites applications for two separate competitions. For funding and other key information for each of the two competitions, see the chart in the Award Information section of this notice. Applications for grants under the RERC competitions (CFDA numbers 84.133E-1 and 84.133E-3) must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access an electronic grant application for the RERC competitions (CFDA numbers 84.133E-1 and 84.133E-3) at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for the applicable competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133E). |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 84.133 |
| Competition ID: | 84-133E2014-15 |
| Competition Title: | Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs): Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00191059 |
| Opening Date: | Dec 16, 2013 |
| Closing Date: | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Patricia Barrett |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] ED SF424 Supplement [V1.2] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET INFORMATION NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS [V1.2] ED GEPA427 Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] ED Abstract Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
| optional_forms | Other Attachments Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.133 | 84-133E2014-15 | Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs): Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions | PKG00191059 | Dec 16, 2013 | Feb 14, 2014 | View | Patricia Barrett | Organization Applicants |