Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2025 ACL NIDILRR RTEM 0124
The Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), is offering a discretionary grant opportunity to establish a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) focused on employment among people who are blind or have low vision. This competition is designed to support a single national center that will use research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination to strengthen the effectiveness of programs and services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act, specifically as they relate to improving employment outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
The main purpose of this RRTC is practical impact: generating and translating solid evidence that helps people who are blind or have low vision obtain employment, keep employment, advance in their careers, and experience improved job quality and workplace inclusion. The RRTC model typically emphasizes not only producing rigorous findings, but also making those findings usable by the systems that matter, such as vocational rehabilitation agencies, workforce development programs, employers, service providers, educators, and community partners. As a result, applicants should expect that the center will be responsible for both building knowledge (through well-designed research and evaluation) and accelerating adoption (through training, technical assistance, and broad dissemination of products, tools, and guidance).
NIDILRR plans to make one award under this announcement, meaning the selected applicant will serve as the primary hub for this topic area during the project period. The project period is 60 months in total, structured as five consecutive 12-month budget periods. The maximum funding level (award ceiling) is $925,000, and the listing falls under Assistance Listing (CFDA) number 93.433. The funding opportunity title is "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) On Employment Among People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision," and the funding opportunity number is HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-RTEM-0124. The original application closing date is March 31, 2025, and the opportunity was created on January 2, 2025.
Eligibility is broad and includes many domestic public and private entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses as well as small businesses; and other eligible domestic entities. Faith-based and community organizations may apply as long as they meet the standard eligibility requirements. Foreign entities are explicitly not eligible to compete for or receive awards under this announcement.
Overall, this grant is aimed at building a sustained, five-year center that can drive measurable improvements in employment-related research and practice for people who are blind or have low vision, while also ensuring that the knowledge produced is actively shared and implemented through training, technical support, and dissemination to the field.Apply for HHS 2025 ACL NIDILRR RTEM 0124
- The Administration for Community Living in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) On Employment Among People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision" 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 2025-01-02.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-31. (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 $925,000.00 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), to establish a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) focused on employment among people who are blind or have low vision.
What is the official title and funding opportunity number?
The opportunity is titled "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) On Employment Among People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision." The funding opportunity number is HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-RTEM-0124.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number?
The Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is 93.433.
How many awards does NIDILRR plan to make?
NIDILRR plans to make one award under this announcement, meaning a single national center will be funded.
What is the main purpose of the RRTC?
The main purpose is to generate and translate strong evidence that helps people who are blind or have low vision obtain employment, keep employment, advance in their careers, and experience improved job quality and workplace inclusion.
What types of activities is the RRTC expected to carry out?
The center is expected to use research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination to strengthen the effectiveness of programs and services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act, as they relate to employment outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
Is this RRTC expected to focus only on research?
No. The RRTC model described here emphasizes both building knowledge (through well-designed research and evaluation) and accelerating adoption of findings (through training, technical assistance, and broad dissemination of products, tools, and guidance).
Who are the intended users of the RRTC's work?
The opportunity highlights that findings should be usable by key systems and partners, including vocational rehabilitation agencies, workforce development programs, employers, service providers, educators, and community partners.
How long is the project period?
The total project period is 60 months (five years).
How is the funding structured over the project period?
The 60-month project period is structured as five consecutive 12-month budget periods.
What is the maximum funding level for this award?
The award ceiling (maximum funding level) is $925,000.
When is the application due?
The original application closing date is March 31, 2025.
When was this opportunity created or posted?
The opportunity was created on January 2, 2025.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many domestic public and private entities, such as:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Other tribal organizations
- Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories)
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Other eligible domestic entities
Can faith-based or community organizations apply?
Yes. Faith-based and community organizations may apply as long as they meet the standard eligibility requirements.
Are foreign organizations eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities are explicitly not eligible to compete for or receive awards under this announcement.
Does this opportunity support a national center or multiple regional centers?
This competition is designed to support a single national center. With only one award planned, the selected applicant will serve as the primary hub for this topic area during the project period.
What population is the center intended to benefit?
The center is specifically focused on improving employment-related outcomes for people who are blind or have low vision.
What employment outcomes does the opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes practical improvements such as helping individuals obtain employment, retain employment, advance in careers, and experience improved job quality and workplace inclusion.
What is the connection to the Rehabilitation Act?
The RRTC is intended to strengthen the effectiveness of programs and services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act, specifically as they relate to employment outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
What does "dissemination" mean in the context of this grant?
Based on the opportunity description, dissemination refers to broadly sharing usable products, tools, guidance, and findings so that key systems (like vocational rehabilitation and workforce development programs) can apply the evidence in real-world practice.
What does "technical assistance" mean in this announcement?
Based on the description provided, technical assistance refers to support that helps agencies, programs, employers, and other partners adopt and implement evidence-based practices and guidance produced by the center.
What is the overall goal of funding this RRTC for five years?
The overall goal is to build a sustained, five-year national center that can drive measurable improvements in employment-related research and practice for people who are blind or have low vision, while actively ensuring knowledge is shared and implemented through training, technical support, and dissemination.
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