Category Archives: Grant/scholarship opportunity

Substance Use and Disability – A Look at NIDILRR-Funded Research

Last week, NIDILRR released a Funding Opportunity Announcement for a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Research on Opioid Use Disorder Among People with Disabilities. The announcement followed several months of careful research to write an opportunity that answered … Continue reading

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El uso de sustancias y discapacidad: Una mirada a la investigación financiada por NIDILRR

La semana pasada, NIDILRR lanzó un Anuncio de Oportunidad de Financiamiento para un Programa de Proyectos de Investigación de Discapacidad y Rehabilitación (DRRP, por sus siglas en inglés): Investigación sobre el Trastorno de Uso de Opioides Entre Personas con Discapacidades … Continue reading

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Google anuncia una iniciativa de $20 millones para las Personas con Discapacidad – Desafío de Impacto de Google: Discapacidad

Google ha anunciado que proporcionará $20 millones en subvenciones de Google.org para las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que utilizan la tecnología emergente para aumentar la independencia de personas viviendo con discapacidades. La iniciativa, “Desafío de Impacto de Google: Discapacidades” … Continue reading

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Google Announces a $20 million Initiative for People with Disabilities—Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities.

Google has announced it will be providing $20 million in Google.org grants for non-profit organizations utilizing emerging technology to increase independence of people living with disabilities. The initiative, “Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities” is designed to address the needs of the … Continue reading

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RFP Opportunity: Community Mobility Design for Health and Behavioral Health

Requests for Proposals – Community Mobility Design for Health and Behavioral Health: March 27 Deadline February 5 Administration for Community Living (ACL) National Center for Mobility Management announced RFP for eight community design teams to link transportation to health and … Continue reading

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Great Lakes ADA Center offering stipends for 2015 Symposium

The Great Lakes ADA Center, a member of the NIDRR-funded ADA National Network, is offering stipends to cover the cost of registration for the 2015 ADA National Symposium taking place in Atlanta, Georgia May 10th through 13th, 2015. The stipends … Continue reading

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2015 NIDRR Grants Forecast

As part of the transition to the Administration for Community Living (ACL), NIDRR will announce new grant competitions as a component of ACL. NIDRR and ACL are managing the details of how the application process will be advertised and processed. … Continue reading

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PhD Funding Opportunities Available Through the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Principle investigator Cathy Bodine, PhD, and co-PI Michael Lightner, PhD of the NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Advancing Cognitive Technologies (RERC-ACT) are recruiting students interested in technology for persons with disabilities and seniors, as well as earning a PhD … Continue reading

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Fellowships in Assistive Technologies in Autism and Intellectual Disability

A new fellowship opportunity is now available for researchers working in the area of assistive technologies for individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities. ASSISTID is a €9M Marie Curie collaborative research programme to develop Assistive Technologies for Intellectual Disability and … Continue reading

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OSERS Announces New Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition

A new opportunity from the Department of Education: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is excited to announce a new competition – The National Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with … Continue reading

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