Field Initiated Projects Program (Development) | HHS 2023 ACL NIDILRR IFDV 0000

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The Field Initiated Projects Program (Development) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), through NIDILRR (the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research). It is designed to support development-focused work that improves the lives of people with disabilities, with a strong emphasis on people who have the greatest support needs. The central goal is to promote full inclusion and integration in society by strengthening outcomes tied to employment, independent living, family and caregiver supports, and long-term economic and personal self-sufficiency.

This particular announcement is specifically for development proposals, not research proposals. While the broader Field Initiated Projects program can fund either research that generates new knowledge or development that turns knowledge into practical solutions, applicants responding to this notice are expected to focus on development activities. In practical terms, the program expects grantees to take what is already understood from existing research and translate it into usable products or approaches. That includes creating materials and training resources, devices and rehabilitation technologies, systems and service delivery approaches, methods and measures, techniques and tools, prototypes, processes, or intervention protocols that directly benefit the intended population. The underlying expectation is that the project is not just studying a problem, but actively building, refining, and preparing a tangible solution that can be used in real-world disability, rehabilitation, or independent living contexts.

Funding is provided as a grant under CFDA 93.433, categorized under science and technology and other research and development. The maximum award amount listed is $200,000. The project period is 36 months, structured into three 12-month budget periods, which typically means the work plan and reporting are organized annually while the overall project is managed across three years. The opportunity was created on October 17, 2022, with an original application deadline of December 16, 2022, and electronic submissions were due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that are positioned to develop and test practical disability-related solutions. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities, excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. This range reflects the program's intent to attract development ideas from universities, community-based organizations, service systems, and private-sector developers who can move concepts toward usable technologies or methods.

In terms of awards, the announcement indicates an expectation of 7 awards for this specific opportunity, while also noting that NIDILRR planned to make 15 total Field Initiated Projects awards in FY 2023 across both research and development competitions. Importantly, it also explains that the final mix of research and development awards would depend on how applications score and rank in peer review across the two separate announcements. That means development proposals compete within a broader Field Initiated Projects ecosystem, and funding outcomes reflect combined peer review rankings rather than a fixed split between research and development every year.

• 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 "Field Initiated Projects Program (Development)" 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 Oct 17, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 16, 2022 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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, 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, Small businesses.

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