# Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) Graduate Student Research Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ardraw-drw-24-001-analyzing-relationships-between-disability-rehabilitation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354675

> Social Security Administration offered grants of up to $900,000 to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 2, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ARDRAW-DRW-24-001 |
| Agency | Social Security Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 2, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $900,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $4.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 96.007 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Research organizations; Universities; University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs), Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) programs, Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disability Research Centers (IDDRCs), and similar programs; and Associations of research organizations and universities.

## What the grant funds

In 2024, SSA is looking for a new organization to help manage the ARDRAW program through a cooperative agreement. The new ARDRAW program will include one-year $15,000 stipends for supervised independent graduate-level student research on rehabilitation, work, and disability topics to a broad spectrum of graduate students, to cultivate new scholars in the field of disability research. In accordance with recent Executive Orders to advance racial equity, support underserved communities, and increased access to federal funding opportunities (including EO 13895 and EO 14112), a new objective for ARDRAW is to the increase the recruitment and participation of students of color and other underrepresented populations in the research areas of work, rehabilitation, and disability, for the purpose of fostering new and inclusive perspectives on disability research.

## Questions people ask

### Is ARDRAW-DRW-24-001 still open?

No. It closed on August 2, 2024.

### Who can apply for Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) Graduate Student Research Program?

Social Security Administration accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) Graduate Student Research Program?

Closed August 2, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $900,000 each. About $4.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Social Security Research and Demonstration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Wisconsin System, Trustees of Boston College, National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. The program made 18 awards worth $66.8 million in that time.