Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function | HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR ARHF 0000

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The Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and its National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The program is designed to strengthen the pipeline of highly trained rehabilitation and disability researchers by providing advanced research training and hands-on experience to individuals who already hold a doctorate or a comparable advanced degree and who also bring clinical or otherwise relevant professional experience. A key emphasis is ensuring that the training environment prepares participants to carry out rigorous, multidisciplinary research that can translate into real improvements in the lives of people with disabilities.

The core purpose of this ARRT competition is training-focused rather than product-focused. Funded projects are expected to develop and implement structured training experiences that build advanced research capacity in disability and rehabilitation research, with a clear connection to the Rehabilitation Act. In practical terms, that means trainees should be prepared to conduct high-quality research that supports the Act's goals and helps improve the effectiveness of rehabilitation services authorized under it. The opportunity explicitly includes and encourages the training of researchers with disabilities, reflecting NIDILRR's broader commitment to inclusive research leadership and lived-experience perspectives in disability science.

This particular announcement concentrates on NIDILRR's major domain of health and function. While the notice does not list specific subtopics, the framing indicates that projects should prepare fellows or trainees to investigate health- and function-related outcomes for individuals with disabilities and to produce research that can influence practice, systems, and service effectiveness. The expectation is multidisciplinary preparation, meaning the training should equip researchers to work across fields and methods commonly needed in rehabilitation research, such as clinical science, outcomes research, behavioral and social science, health services research, and implementation-relevant approaches.

From an administrative and funding standpoint, NIDILRR planned to make a single award under this announcement, making it a highly competitive opportunity. The award ceiling is $200,000, and the project period is 60 months total, organized into five 12-month budget periods. Eligible applicants are limited to institutions of higher education, including both public/state-controlled universities and private colleges and universities, which signals that the training program is expected to be hosted within an academic setting capable of supporting advanced research mentorship and infrastructure.

The official opportunity identification details include the Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR ARHF 0000 and CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 93.433. It is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the funding instrument is a grant. The opportunity was created on October 6, 2022, with an original application deadline of December 5, 2022, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

• 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 "Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function" 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 Oct 06, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 05, 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, Private institutions of higher education.

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