Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Community Living and Participation (Development)

About this funding opportunity

Under this particular DRRP priority, applicants must propose a development project that is aimed at improving community living and participation outcomes of individuals with disabilities. In carrying out a development project under this program, a grantee must use knowledge and understanding gained from research to create models, methods, tools, applications, and devices beneficial to the target population, including design and development of protypes and processes. NIDILRR's field-initiated DRRP awards in the community living and participation domain will be (1) research projects, (2) development projects, or (3) a combination of research and development projects, depending on the ranking of applications provided by the peer review panel. The grants will have a 36-month project period, with three 12-month budget periods.

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Life Sciences and Health, Social Innovation and Community Development, Education and Training.

Funding amount

This grant provides $495K-$500K in funding, up to $500K per award.

Deadline

Applications are due Aug 05, 2026. Confirm the exact closing time on the official program page before applying.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Public Authorities
• NGOs
• University
• SME
• Other
• Large Company

Eligibility

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. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

Agency

Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Community Living and Participation (Development) is administered by Administration for Community Living (ACL), listed via Grants.gov.