Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Community Living and Participation for People with Serious Mental Illness | HHS 2018 ACL NIDILRR RTCP 0250

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2018 ACL NIDILRR RTCP 0250

This funding opportunity, titled "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Community Living and Participation for People with Serious Mental Illness," is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), specifically under NIDILRR (the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research). It sits within the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program and is designed to support a single national center that blends research with practical, field-facing activities such as training, technical assistance, and broad dissemination of findings and tools.

The core purpose of RRTCs in general is to strengthen the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by generating high-quality evidence and translating that evidence into usable guidance for the real world. That means the funded center is expected not only to conduct well-designed research, but also to ensure that what it learns actually reaches and benefits the people and systems that can use it. The opportunity emphasizes impact on multiple audiences, including rehabilitation service providers, people with disabilities, family members, policymakers, and other stakeholders who shape or rely on rehabilitation and disability services.

This particular RRTC focuses on improving community living and participation outcomes for people with serious mental illness (SMI). In practical terms, that points to research and applied work that helps people with SMI live, work, and participate in their communities with greater independence, stability, and inclusion. The center is also intended to function as a national resource hub, meaning it should become a go-to source of training, technical assistance, and information sharing for organizations and professionals working on community living and participation issues for this population. The overall expectation is a combination of rigorous research (to identify what works and why) and strong implementation support (to help systems adopt effective practices).

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2018-ACL-NIDILRR-RTCP-0250 and falls under the science and technology/research and development activity category. The CFDA number associated with it is 93.433. The funding instrument is a grant, and the program anticipated making one award, indicating a competitive process aimed at selecting a single lead entity (or consortium) capable of operating at a national level.

The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $875,000. The opportunity was created on December 22, 2017, with an original application deadline of February 20, 2018. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date, which signals that applicants needed to be prepared for standard federal submission procedures and timing requirements.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities that could credibly run a national research and training center. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities in those specific nonprofit categories); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The listing also includes an "Others" category with further clarification referenced in additional eligibility information, suggesting flexibility for certain entities not neatly captured by the main categories.

Overall, the opportunity is aimed at building a national, evidence-driven center that advances knowledge and improves practice around community living and participation for people with serious mental illness. It is structured to ensure that research does not stay on paper, but is paired with training, technical assistance, and dissemination so that service systems, practitioners, and communities can use the results to improve real-life outcomes.

• 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 "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Community Living and Participation for People with Serious Mental Illness" 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 Dec 22, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 20, 2018 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 $875,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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