OpportunityTitle: Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and  Centers Program--Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Cognitive Rehabilitation CFDA 84.133E-4
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.
Description: 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 RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems, or remove environmental barriers. RERCs also demonstrate and evaluate such technologies, facilitate service delivery system changes, stimulate the production and distribution of new technologies and equipment in the private sector, and provide training opportunities. Additional information on the RERC program can be found at: http:// www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133E-1. Applications for grants under these RERCs competitions--CFDA Numbers 84.133E-1, 84.133E-3, and 84.133E-4--must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department&apos;s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems 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 (PCP)  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: July 28, 2009. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: August 10, 2009. Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre-application meeting and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation with NIDRR staff. 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, Room 6029, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: Donna.Nangle@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 27, 2009.