Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program
NIDILRR's main project grant mechanism, funding research, development, demonstration, training, dissemination and technical assistance on employment, independent living and community participation for people with disabilities. Sub-tracks include Knowledge Translation, Model Systems and the ADA Network.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)The ACL programme page publishes no award ceiling or range. Amounts are set in each individual DRRP notice of funding opportunity on Grants.gov.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.ACL advises watching Grants.gov for DRRP notices between October and April each year (assistance listing 93.433, keyword DRRP*). No specific DRRP deadline was open on ACL's Open Opportunities page as of 2026-08-07.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior, Early-career faculty, Community organisation
- Eligibility
- Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations and agencies may apply. Awards run three to five years. Individual DRRP notices set the specific topic and any additional applicant restrictions.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- disability and rehabilitation research · community living and participation · employment outcomes · knowledge translation
- Apply at
- https://acl.gov/programs/research-and-development/disability-and-rehabilitation-research
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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