OpportunityTitle: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Promoting Healthy Aging for People with Long-Term Physical Disabilities
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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.
Description: The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topical areas as specified by NIDILRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, family members, policymakers and other research stakeholders. The purpose of this particular RRTC is to generate new research-based knowledge on healthy aging for people with long-term physical disabilities, including evidence-based information on the management of secondary conditions, and practices, programs, and policies that promote healthy aging for this population.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Patricia Barrett&lt;br/&gt;Patricia.Barrett@acl.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.