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Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers
Program Office: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) CFDA Number: 84.133B Program Description NIDRR's Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) conduct coordinated and integrated advanced programs of research targeted toward the production of new knowledge, which may improve rehabilitation methodology and service delivery systems, alleviate or stabilize disabling conditions,or promote maximum social and economic independence for persons with disabilities. Operated in collaboration with institutions of higher education or providers of rehabilitation or other appropriate services, RRTCs serve as centers of national excellence in rehabilitation research. The centers serve as national or regional resources for research information, and also disseminate and promote the utilization of their own research findings. In addition, these centers conduct graduate, pre-service and in-service training. Types of Projects RRTCs conduct programs of research, made of numerous research projects within grants, that improve rehabilitation service delivery, increase our understanding of disabling conditions, and facilitate the social and economic independence of individuals with disabilities. In addition, these projects provide graduate, pre-service, and in-service training, laying the groundwork for increasing the infrastructure of rehabilitation personnel as both service providers and researchers .In addition, RRTCs recognize research results that remain "on the shelf" do not produce benefits for a wide range of Americans in need. Therefore, RRTCs serve as active information and technical assistance resources to service providers, as well as to the full network of those who advocate for individuals with disabilities. The RRTC concept is unique among federal agencies that fund health services research as they thematically integrate research, training, dissemination, technical assistance, and utilization. The size of the grants, the scope of work, and the five-year time frame allow centers to accomplish three significant aims.
Additional Information
For a list of all the active grantees with an 84.133B designation, also known as RRTCs grantees, go to the RRTC portion of the online NIDRR Directory maintained by the National
Rehabilitation Information Center
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), under the topical heading "Disability and Rehabilitation Research." The amounts listed here are a portion of the total NIDRR appropriation. Some awards are cofunded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Amounts above represent NIDRR funding only.
Last Modified: 05/24/2012
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