Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program: Low Vision and Blindness

The summary for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program: Low Vision and Blindness grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Community Living, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program: Low Vision and Blindness: The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by conducting advanced engineering research on and development of innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems or to 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.
RERC on Low Vision and Blindness: NIDILRR seeks to fund an RERC on low vision and blindness to research, develop, and evaluate innovative technologies that will improve the ability of individuals with low vision and blindness to function independently within their schools, communities, and workplaces. This RERC must research and develop technologies that will promote independence for individuals with low vision and blindness of all ages, including those who are deaf-blind and those with multiple disabilities.
Federal Grant Title: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program: Low Vision and Blindness
Federal Agency Name: Administration for Community Living
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACL-NIDILRR-RE-0155
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 320160
CFDA Descriptions: ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Current Application Deadline: May 23, 2016 Electronically submitted application
Original Application Deadline: May 23, 2016 Electronically submitted application
Posted Date: Mar 24, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 24, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 22, 2016
Total Program Funding: $925,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $925,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $925,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Independent school districts
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
City or township governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
http://www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Index.aspx
Grant Announcement Contact
Patricia Barrett [email protected]
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