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Field Initiated Projects Program (Research)

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-IFRE-0203 from Administration for Community Living.

Posted
September 5, 2025
Closes
See announcement
Award ceiling
$250,000
Award floor
$245,000
Program funding
$1,750,000
Expected awards
7
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
93.433
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives
September 30, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.433 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$111.9M
FY2025 obligated
$112M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$4.5M
Awards in window
595

Top recipients: University of Washington, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of Illinois, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

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Synopsis

The purpose of the Field Initiated Projects program is to generate new knowledge through research or to develop methods, products, procedures, or technologies -- to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family/caregiver support, and economic and self sufficiency of people with disabilities, especially people with disabilities who have the greatest support needs. In carrying out a research project under a Field Initiated Projects research grant, a grantee must identify one or more hypotheses or research questions and, based on the hypotheses or research questions identified, perform an intensive, systematic study directed toward producing (1) new scientific knowledge, or (2) better understanding of the subject, problem studied, or body of knowledge. Please note that this will be the funding opportunity for Field Initiated Projects Research proposals. We will invite Field Initiated Projects Development proposals under a separate announcement. NIDILRR plans to make 13 Field Initiated Projects awards. NIDILRR's Field Initiated Projects will include a combination of research applications and development applications, depending on the combined ranking of individual research and development applications by the peer review panel. Grants will have a 36-month project period, with three 12-month budget periods.

Who can apply

States; public or private agencies, incuding for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs' and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

How to apply

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Agency contact: Radha Holavanahalli · radha.holavanahalli@acl.hhs.gov · (202) 795-7321

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