Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program on Wireless Technologies

The summary for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program on Wireless Technologies 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 on Wireless Technologies: 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 Wireless Technologies: NIDILRR seeks to fund an RERC to conduct research and development activities to improve the ability of individuals with sensory, mobility, cognitive, and other disabilities to obtain, independently access and use wireless technologies in their schools, communities, workplaces, and for emergency response. Wireless technologies support communication, data transfer, information access, navigation, and control via personal, local, and wide area networks and provide platforms for installed and cloud-based applications. Stakeholders likely to benefit from this RERC’s work include individuals with disability, policymakers, and industry.
Federal Grant Title: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) Program on Wireless Technologies
Federal Agency Name: Administration for Community Living
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACL-NIDILRR-RE-0154
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 319599
CFDA Descriptions: ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Current Application Deadline: May 9, 2016 Electronically submitted applications
Original Application Deadline: May 9, 2016 Electronically submitted applications
Posted Date: Mar 9, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 9, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 8, 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
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Special district governments
Independent school districts
County 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/Announcements/Index.aspx
Grant Announcement Contact
Patricia Barrett [email protected]
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