Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) - Development | HHS 2022 ACL NIDILRR IFST 0011

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACL NIDILRR IFST 0011

The Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) - Development is a discretionary federal grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), through NIDILRR (the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research). The central aim is to support development-focused projects that strengthen disability and rehabilitation outcomes by turning research knowledge into practical, usable solutions. At the same time, the opportunity is designed to build and improve the long-term capacity of minority-serving institutions to plan, manage, and deliver high-quality disability and rehabilitation research and development work.

Programmatically, this competition focuses on development rather than stand-alone research. Applicants are expected to take what is already known from research and translate it into tangible products or tools that can be used by or for people with disabilities, with particular attention to individuals who have the highest support needs. The intent is broad and outcome-oriented: projects should contribute to greater inclusion and integration in society and the workforce, support independent living, strengthen family support, and promote economic and self-sufficiency. The development work supported here can include creating or refining materials, devices, systems, methods, measures, techniques, tools, prototypes, processes, or intervention protocols, as long as they are clearly beneficial to the intended target population and grounded in existing research understanding.

A key structural detail is that this announcement is specifically for MSI Field Initiated (FI) Development proposals, while MSI FI Research proposals are expected to be solicited under a separate announcement. In other words, applicants pursuing research questions as the main deliverable would need to look for the companion research-focused notice, whereas this one is meant for efforts that produce a concrete developmental output such as a prototype, a validated tool, a structured protocol, or an implementable process derived from prior evidence.

The funding mechanism is a grant, categorized under science and technology and other research and development, and associated with CFDA 93.433. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, along with other eligible entities as described in the additional eligibility information in the full notice. The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $200,000. The project period is 36 months total, organized into three 12-month budget periods, which typically means the award is managed and reported on annually while remaining part of a single three-year project.

For the FY 2022 cycle described in the notice, NIDILRR indicated plans to make three MSI FI awards overall that year, spanning both research and development categories, with the final mix determined by how applications rank in peer review across the combined pool. The opportunity was created on December 10, 2021, with an original closing date of February 8, 2022, and electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline. The funding opportunity number is HHS 2022 ACL NIDILRR IFST 0011, which is the identifier applicants would use to locate the official solicitation and application requirements.

• 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 "Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) - Development" 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 Dec 10, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 08, 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, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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