Program Office: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

CFDA Number: 84.133E
Program Type: Formula Grants, Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Also Known As: RERCs

RERCs support activities that: (1) lead to the development of methods, procedures, and devices that will benefit individuals with disabilities, especially those with the most severe disabilities; or (2) involve technology for the purposes of enhancing opportunities for meeting the needs of and addressing the barriers confronted by individuals with disabilities in all aspects of their lives.

Types of activities supported by RERCs include: the development of technological systems for persons with disabilities; stimulation of the production and distribution of equipment in the private sector; and clinical evaluations of equipment. Awards are for five years, except that grants to new recipients or to support new or innovative research may be made for fewer than five years.

Note: This is one of several NIDRR grant programs. Congress provides an appropriation for NIDRR as a whole; see the main entry for NIDRR (# 84.133), also under the topical heading "Disability and Rehabilitation Research." The amounts listed here are a portion of the total NIDRR appropriation.