Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program – Disability Policy Research - fundsforNGOs

The Administration for Community Living is accepting applications for its Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program – Disability Policy Research.

Donor Name: Administration for Community Living

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 12/02/2024

Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000

Grant Duration: 5 Years

Details:

The purpose of the ARRT Program is to increase the capacity for high-quality disability and rehabilitation research by supporting grants to institutions to provide advanced research training to individuals with research doctorates or similar advanced degrees (e.g., clinical doctorates, MD, JD) who have clinical or other relevant experience. ARRT projects train disability and rehabilitation researchers, including individuals with disabilities and other individuals underrepresented in the scientific workforce, with particular attention to research areas that support the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act and improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. ARRT projects must provide advanced research training to eligible individuals to enhance their capacity to conduct highquality multidisciplinary disability and rehabilitation research to improve outcomes for people with disabilities. This particular funding opportunity announcement invites applications for grants that provide training in the area of disability policy research.

Proposed ARRT projects under this priority must:

Recruit and select candidates for advanced policy research training and include in their application targeted plans for recruiting individuals with disabilities. Applicants may also include targeted plans for recruiting individuals from additional populations that are underrepresented in the scientific workforce, including Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders;
Provide a training program that includes didactic instruction, is multidisciplinary, and emphasizes scientific methodology;
Provide research experience with qualified researchers at the host institution or other appropriate institutions and practicum experience, or other practical activities, with organizations representing individuals with disabilities;
Provide academic and career mentorship. Applicants should describe how they will foster the relationship between the trainees and the mentors;
Provide opportunities for participation in the development of professional presentations and scholarly publications and for attendance at professional conferences and meetings;
Provide training that is responsive to the requirements under paragraphs b – e, to individuals for at least one academic year unless a longer training period is necessary to ensure that each trainee is qualified to conduct independent research upon completion of the course of training. Applicants should provide a clear and detailed justification for the proposed length of the training period (i.e., 12, 18, or 24 months);
Require trainees to devote at least 80 percent of their time to the activities of the training program during the training period.
Among the fellows who receive training described in paragraphs b-e, ensure that at least two are residential fellows who will spend an additional one year in Washington, DC to conduct research in a Congressional office or any relevant department or agency of the fellow’s choice within the Federal Executive or Legislative branch, or in a relevant nongovernmental organization. This residential portion of the fellowship must be carried out in addition to the disability policy research training and mentorship that fellows receive under paragraphs b-e. The Fellow must secure their own fellowship site placement.

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