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HHS-2022-ACL-NIDILRR-RTEM-0028: Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC): Equity Center in the Employment Domain

Closed Closed June 21, 2022 Opportunity HHS-2022-ACL-NIDILRR-RTEM-0028

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC): National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities (HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-RTCP-0315). Status: Expected deadline March 26, 2027. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2022.

Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $933,333 (at least $928,333) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make one award worth $933,333 in total. Applications closed on June 21, 2022.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 20, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 20, 2022
DeadlineJune 21, 2022
Archived by Grants.govSeptember 30, 2022

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

All 13 applicant types the notice lists

States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The purpose of the RRTC program is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topical areas as specified by NIDILRR. This particular grant opportunity is for an RRTC to conduct research toward new knowledge of, and reduction of disparities in employment outcomes among people with disabilities, particularly those in underserved areas/populations, as defined by the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The RRTC must explore and provide detailed information about employment outcome disparities within the population of people with disabilities, across subpopulations defined by race, ethnicity, LGBTQ+ status, or poverty status. New knowledge generated by this Center must ultimately be used toward development and implementation of evidence-based policies, practices, or interventions for achieving more equitable employment outcomes among the heterogeneous population of people with disabilities. The RRTC must serve as a national resource center in this area, and must serve as a resource for the conduct of culturally competent disability and rehabilitation research in the employment domain. The grant under this opportunity will have a 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (93.433) awarded $553 million across 563 grant awards, an average of $983,065 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoIllinois13$24.7 million
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania14$23.5 million
University of WashingtonWashington12$20.5 million
University of IllinoisIllinois15$18.7 million
University of Alabama at BirminghamAlabama13$16.7 million

Top states: Massachusetts ($58.6 million), Illinois ($58.5 million), Pennsylvania ($44.7 million), New York ($43.1 million), Texas ($31.9 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-RTCP-0315, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is HHS-2022-ACL-NIDILRR-RTEM-0028 still open?

No. It closed on June 21, 2022. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-RTCP-0315, expected deadline March 26, 2027.

Who can apply for Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC): Equity Center in the Employment Domain?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC): Equity Center in the Employment Domain?

Closed June 21, 2022. 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 $933,333 each. About $933,333 in total for one award.

Who has won ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of Washington. The program made 563 awards worth $553 million in that time.

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