OpportunityTitle: Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs)--Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer CFDA 84.133A-7
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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 pursuant to Section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 U.S.C. 479.1.
Description: &#149;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 DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs carry out one or more of the following types of activities, as specified and defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 350.19: Research, training, demonstration, development, dissemination, and technical assistance. An applicant for assistance under this program must demonstrate in its application how it will address, in whole or in part, the needs of individuals with disabilities from minority backgrounds (34 CFR 350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant may take to meet this requirement are found in 34 CFR 350.40(b). Additional information on the DRRP program can be found at: http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133A-7. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects competition--CFDA number 84.133A-7 at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133A-7). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND System Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Donna Nangle &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6029 &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: May 30, 2008. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: June 17, 2008. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre-application meeting and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation with NIDRR staff. The pre-application meeting will be held on June 17, 2008. Interested parties may participate in this meeting by conference call with NIDRR staff from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington, DC time. NIDRR staff also will be available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the same day, by telephone, to provide information and technical assistance through individual consultation. For further information or to make arrangements to participate in the meeting via conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), room 6029, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: Donna.Nangle@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 29, 2008.