Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation | HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR ARCP 0000

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The Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation is a discretionary federal grant opportunity funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), specifically the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Its central aim is to strengthen the national pipeline of disability and rehabilitation researchers by offering advanced, structured research training and mentored experience to professionals who already hold doctorates or comparable advanced degrees and who also bring relevant clinical or applied experience. The program is designed to move trainees beyond foundational research skills and into the level of independence, rigor, and multidisciplinary competence needed to produce high-quality research that meaningfully improves real-world outcomes for people with disabilities.

A defining feature of this opportunity is its alignment with the Rehabilitation Act. The ARRT program is not simply about academic research productivity; it is specifically meant to develop researchers whose work supports the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act and improves the effectiveness of services authorized under it. In practice, this means the training and research emphasis should connect to disability and rehabilitation service systems, evidence-based practices, and policy-relevant findings that can be translated into better supports, opportunities, and participation outcomes for individuals with disabilities. NIDILRR also emphasizes inclusion in the research workforce, explicitly noting the intent to train rehabilitation researchers with disabilities as part of building a more representative and responsive research community.

This particular announcement focuses on NIDILRRs major domain of community living and participation. Applicants are expected to propose a comprehensive training project that enhances fellows capacity to conduct multidisciplinary disability and rehabilitation research tied to community inclusion. While the notice does not list narrow subtopics in the excerpt provided, the domain generally centers on improving how people with disabilities live, work, and participate in their communities, including the social, environmental, service-delivery, and policy factors that shape participation and independence. The expectation is that the funded program will provide advanced training experiences that help fellows design and execute rigorous studies, collaborate across disciplines, and produce findings that can inform practice and systems change.

Only one award is expected under this funding opportunity, making it highly competitive and placing extra weight on the clarity and credibility of the proposed training model. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $200,000. The project period is 60 months, structured as five consecutive 12-month budget periods, which signals an expectation of a sustained training program rather than a short-term fellowship. A strong proposal would typically need to show how trainees will be recruited and selected, what the training curriculum and mentoring structure will look like, how multidisciplinary methods will be incorporated, how progress and outcomes will be evaluated, and how the program will prepare participants to become independent investigators who contribute to the evidence base supporting community living and participation for people with disabilities.

Eligible applicants are limited to institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled universities and private universities. The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it falls under CFDA 93.433. The funding opportunity number is HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR ARCP 0000. The posting date listed is October 6, 2022, with an original application deadline of December 5, 2022, and electronic submissions required by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

• 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 "Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation" 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 Oct 06, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 05, 2022 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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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