One 36-month grant will support advanced training for researchers with doctorates or similar degrees to study community living and participation outcomes among people with disabilities.
Funder: Administration for Community Living
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (application due)
Funding Amounts: $245,000–$250,000 for one 36-month grant
Summary: Supports advanced research training in disability and rehabilitation research focused on community living and participation.
Key Information: Only public, state-controlled, and private institutions of higher education are eligible; foreign entities are ineligible.
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), within the Administration for Community Living, runs the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training program. It provides advanced research training and experience to individuals with doctorates or similar advanced degrees, including rehabilitation researchers with disabilities.
This opportunity focuses on training researchers to conduct high-quality, multidisciplinary disability and rehabilitation research. Projects must build trainees’ capacity to study community living and participation outcomes among people with disabilities. NIDILRR plans to make one grant for a 36-month project period comprising three 12-month budget periods.