Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers: Community Living Policy Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of the Rehabilitation Act through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, and the family members or other authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities. Additional information on the RRTC program can be found at: www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133B-11. Applications for grants under the Community Living Policy RRTC program, CFDA number 84.133B-11, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Community Living Policy RRTC program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133B). Synopsis: Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-071813-001 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: Jul 18, 2013 Creation Date: Jul 18, 2013 Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 03, 2013 Applications Available: July 18, 2013. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: August 8, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 3, 2013. Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 03, 2013 Applications Available: July 18, 2013. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: August 8, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 3, 2013. Archive Date: Oct 03, 2013 Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Education Expected Number of Awards: 1 Estimated Total Program Funding: $875,000 Award Ceiling: $875,000 CFDA Number(s): 84.133 -- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No Link for additional information: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-18/pdf/2013-17272.pdf If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov Program Manager: Marlene Spencer U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5133 Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) Washington, DC 20202-2700. Telephone: (202) 245-7532 or by email: marlene.spencer@ed.gov. e-Mail: Program Manager Grants For Transportation Of Veterans In Highly Rural Areas Description: Pursuant to section 307 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, VA “shall establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.” To comply with section 307, VA will award grants to eligible recipients to assist veterans in highly rural areas through innovative transportation services to travel to VA medical centers and to other VA and non-VA facilities in connection with the provision of VA medical care. Please refer to the Final Rule, published in the Federal Register (78 FR 19586) on April 2, 2013, which is codified in 38 CFR 17.700 through 17.730, for detailed information and requirements for the Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas Program. Synopsis: Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: VA-HRTG-2014 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: Jul 09, 2013 Creation Date: Jul 12, 2013 Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 09, 2013 Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 09, 2013 Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Transportation Expected Number of Awards: 55 Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000 Award Ceiling: $50,000 CFDA Number(s): 64.035 -- Veterans Transportation Program Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No Link for additional information: Recorded Informational Webinar If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Darren Wallace, National Coordinator Highly Rural Transportation Grants Phone 4048285380 Point of Contact Thinking for A Change 3.1 Training for Trainers Description: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to begin no later than September 15, 2013. Work under this cooperative agreement will involve the development of a competency-based, blended training curriculum that will provide corrections professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to teach qualified staff how to train facilitators to use Thinking for a Change(T4C) 3.1. Specifically, this is a call to develop a Training for Trainers (T4T) curriculum. Applicants are encouraged to propose innovative designs to achieve the tasks set forth in this solicitation. The curriculum must contain components of both distance and face-to-face learning, with an emphasis on choosing the most effective and efficient delivery option available to achieve learning objectives. The curriculum will be housed and operated through NIC’s online learning management system (LMS), the NIC Learning Center. All components of the curriculum must be compatible with the Learning Center, and a successful applicant will have a team member with the knowledge and skill to work with NIC staff on this aspect of the course. This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Academy Division. Synopsis: Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: 13AC08 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: Jul 18, 2013 Creation Date: Jul 18, 2013 Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 09, 2013 Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 09, 2013 Archive Date: Sep 08, 2013 Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Category Explanation: Thinking for A Change 3.1 Training for Trainers Expected Number of Awards: 1 Award Ceiling: $100,000 Award Floor: $0 CFDA Number(s): 16.601 -- Corrections_Training and Staff Development Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Melanie Simms Administrative Officer Phone 202-353-0484 Technical Office of Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issues Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2014-02 (CY) to invite applications from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); The SBDC program is the SBA’s largest matching grant, funding a service delivery network to provide high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community. Synopsis: Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2014-02 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: May 14, 2013 Creation Date: May 14, 2013 Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 22, 2013 The closing date is August 22, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 22, 2013 The closing date is August 22, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. Archive Date: Sep 21, 2013 Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Business and Commerce Expected Number of Awards: 63 Estimated Total Program Funding: $103,440,000 Award Ceiling: $6,500,000 Award Floor: $199,999 CFDA Number(s): 59.037 -- Small Business Development Centers Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes Link for additional information: http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/1/700/resources/13279 If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: David De Leva Grants Management Officer Phone 202-205-7051 david.deleva@sba.gov Methodologies and Formative Work for Combination HIV Prevention Approaches (R01) Description: This FOA invites applications to advance science that is needed for optimal HIV combination prevention intervention approaches. Recent advances in biomedical interventions with critical behavioral aspects (e.g., Pre-exposure Prophylaxis [PrEP], Treatment as Prevention) have changed how HIV prevention and treatment are conceptualized. Significant local, city, state, and federally funded efforts are shifting towards community-level interventions to reduce HIV incidence, and these efforts are informed by recent advances regarding: the importance of treatment uptake and retention in care; the effectiveness of combined behavioral and biomedical interventions; and the need to implement interventions community-wide for optimal public health impact. Reductions in HIV incidence will only be achieved through implementation of combinations of interventions that include biomedical and behavioral interventions, as well as components that address social, economic, and other structural factors that influence HIV prevention and transmission. However, combined prevention intervention approaches rely on synergies of multiple elements that can be challenging to design, implement, and evaluate. This initiative will support methodological, formative, and implementation research designed to better understand the processes and outcomes of combination intervention efforts and that will enhance the implementation of these interventions. Synopsis: Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-14-180 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Posted Date: May 02, 2013 Creation Date: May 02, 2013 Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 03, 2013 Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 03, 2013 Archive Date: Oct 04, 2013 Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,200,000 Award Ceiling: $500,000 CFDA Number(s): 93.242 -- Mental Health Research Grants 93.855 -- Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation Research 93.856 -- Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No Link for additional information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-14-180.html If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster   Washington, D.C. 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