Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR DPGE 0060
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and its National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), is offering a single Discretionary Research and Rehabilitation Projects (DRRP) grant focused on improving how research is conducted with people who have cognitive disabilities in virtual environments. The opportunity is rooted in the Rehabilitation Act and is meant to strengthen the evidence base behind disability services and supports by generating new knowledge and developing better methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies. In practical terms, the grant is aimed at research that ultimately improves real-world outcomes for people with disabilities, especially those with the greatest support needs, across areas like health and function, community living, and employment.
The central goal of this specific funding priority is methodological: the funded project must develop and study rigorous research methods and approaches that work well in virtual settings, so that people with cognitive disabilities can provide data about their experiences and outcomes that are valid (accurate), reliable (consistent), and meaningful (captures what matters in their lives). The focus on virtual environments reflects the growing use of remote and technology-mediated research approaches, including online platforms, video-based interviews, virtual focus groups, app-based data collection, and other digital tools. The work is expected to address the unique challenges that can arise when collecting self-reported or participation-based data remotely with individuals who may have differences in memory, attention, communication, comprehension, executive functioning, or fatigue. The population of interest is intentionally broad and can include, but is not limited to, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, serious mental illness, traumatic brain injury, dementia, stroke, or similar cognitive disabilities.
This is a science and technology and other research and development opportunity (CFDA 93.433) with an award ceiling of $500,000, and NIDILRR expects to make one award total in fiscal year 2023. The project period is 60 months, structured as five 12-month budget periods, which signals that the funder anticipates a multi-year research agenda where methods can be designed, tested, refined, and validated over time rather than in a short pilot. The funding instrument is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary, meaning applications will be competitively reviewed and funded at the agency's discretion based on responsiveness to the priority and overall merit.
Eligibility is broad and includes many common research-performing and community-serving entities: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other applicants as allowed under the notice's additional eligibility language. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2023-ACL-NIDILRR-DPGE-0060, and the notice was created on May 4, 2023. The original application deadline was July 3, 2023, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Taken together, this grant is essentially a targeted investment in making virtual research more inclusive and scientifically sound for people with cognitive disabilities. Rather than funding a particular intervention or service model outright, it prioritizes the underlying research methods that determine whether virtual studies can accurately capture the voices, preferences, and lived outcomes of people with cognitive disabilities. The intended payoff is stronger, more trustworthy evidence that can be used to improve disability-related programs, technology, and supports over time.Apply for HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR DPGE 0060
- 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 "Improving Methods for Conducting Research with People with Cognitive Disabilities in Virtual Environments" 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 May 04, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 03, 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 $500,000.00 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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FAQs: HHS/ACL/NIDILRR DRRP Grant on Virtual Research Methods for People with Cognitive Disabilities
What agency is offering this grant?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), specifically its National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
What is the name/type of grant program?
It is a Discretionary Research and Rehabilitation Projects (DRRP) grant.
What is the main focus of this specific funding priority?
The focus is methodological: developing and studying rigorous research methods and approaches that work well in virtual environments so that people with cognitive disabilities can provide data that is valid (accurate), reliable (consistent), and meaningful (reflects what matters in their lives).
Is this grant funding a specific intervention or service program?
No. Based on the description provided, this opportunity prioritizes the research methods that make virtual studies inclusive and scientifically sound, rather than directly funding a particular intervention or service model.
Why is the grant focused on virtual environments?
The priority reflects the growing use of remote and technology-mediated research approaches, such as online platforms, video-based interviews, virtual focus groups, app-based data collection, and other digital tools.
What kinds of virtual research approaches are included?
The opportunity explicitly references online platforms, video-based interviews, virtual focus groups, app-based data collection, and other digital tools used for remote or technology-mediated research.
What challenges is the project expected to address when conducting virtual research with people who have cognitive disabilities?
The work is expected to address challenges that can arise when collecting self-reported or participation-based data remotely with individuals who may have differences in memory, attention, communication, comprehension, executive functioning, or fatigue.
Who is the population of interest for this grant?
The population is broadly defined as people with cognitive disabilities. Examples mentioned include (but are not limited to) people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, serious mental illness, traumatic brain injury, dementia, stroke, or similar cognitive disabilities.
What outcomes is this grant ultimately trying to improve?
While the immediate goal is improved research methodology, the broader intent is to improve real-world outcomes for people with disabilities, especially those with the greatest support needs, across areas like health and function, community living, and employment.
What is the legal or policy foundation for the opportunity?
The opportunity is rooted in the Rehabilitation Act and is intended to strengthen the evidence base behind disability services and supports by generating new knowledge and developing better methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies.
What is the CFDA/assistance listing number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 93.433.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $500,000.
How many awards does NIDILRR expect to make?
NIDILRR expects to make one award total in fiscal year 2023.
What is the project period (length of performance)?
The project period is 60 months.
How is the 60-month project period structured?
It is structured as five 12-month budget periods.
What does the multi-year structure suggest about the scope of work?
It signals an anticipated multi-year research agenda where methods can be designed, tested, refined, and validated over time rather than limited to a short pilot.
What is the funding instrument?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What does it mean that the opportunity category is discretionary?
It means applications will be competitively reviewed and funded at the agency's discretion based on responsiveness to the priority and overall merit.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other applicants as allowed under the notice's additional eligibility language.
Are small businesses eligible?
Yes. Small businesses are listed as eligible applicants.
Are for-profit organizations eligible?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses are listed as eligible, and small businesses are also listed as eligible.
Are nonprofits eligible even if they do not have 501(c)(3) status?
Yes. Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status are listed as eligible (with the note that the nonprofit categories referenced exclude higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories).
Are higher education institutions eligible?
Yes. Both public/state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible.
Are tribal governments or tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations are listed as eligible.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2023-ACL-NIDILRR-DPGE-0060.
When was the notice created?
The notice was created on May 4, 2023.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was July 3, 2023.
When were electronic submissions due on the deadline date?
Electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the overall purpose of this grant in plain terms?
It is a targeted investment in making virtual research more inclusive and scientifically sound for people with cognitive disabilities, so their experiences and outcomes can be captured in ways that are trustworthy and useful for improving disability-related programs, technologies, and supports.
What is the intended long-term payoff of funding better virtual research methods?
The intended payoff is stronger, more trustworthy evidence that can be used over time to improve disability-related programs, technology, and supports.
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