Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR RTHF 0025

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The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a discretionary federal grant opportunity funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program overseen by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The central aim is to strengthen the evidence base and improve the real-world effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by supporting a coordinated set of research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities. The intended beneficiaries include people with disabilities, family members and caregivers, rehabilitation providers, policymakers, and other stakeholders who rely on usable research findings and practical tools to improve outcomes.

This particular RRTC is focused on advancing knowledge and practice that lead to better health and functional outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The scope is broad enough to address multiple drivers of health and functioning, but it explicitly highlights a priority area: developing and evaluating services, supports, and interventions for people with IDD who also experience co-occurring behavioral disorders, mental illness, or psychiatric disabilities. In practical terms, applicants are expected to build a center that can generate rigorous, actionable research on what works, for whom, and under what conditions, while also translating findings into training and resources that can be adopted by systems of care and support.

A second emphasized component is the development of self-report health measures that can be answered directly by people with IDD. This signals a strong interest in improving how health status, health experiences, and related outcomes are measured, moving beyond proxy-only reporting when appropriate. The expectation is that the center will contribute tools or measurement approaches that are accessible and valid for people with IDD, which can improve research quality and also support more person-centered care, program evaluation, and policy decision-making.

Administratively, this opportunity is identified as HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR RTHF 0025 and is categorized under science and technology and other research and development (CFDA 93.433). NIDILRR anticipated making a single award in FY 2023, with an award ceiling of $875,000. The project period is 60 months, organized into five 12-month budget periods, reflecting an expectation of sustained, multi-year center activities rather than a short-term study. Eligible applicants span a wide range of organizations, including state and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and other entities as allowed in the eligibility clarification.

Key dates included a posting date of March 16, 2023, with an application due date of May 15, 2023, and electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline. Overall, the opportunity is designed to fund one national center capable of producing impactful research and practical outputs that improve health and function for people with IDD, with particular attention to co-occurring mental and behavioral health needs and to empowering individuals with IDD to report on their own health through better measurement tools.

• 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 "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities" 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 16, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 15, 2023 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 $875,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, 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, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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