Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2025 ACL NIDILRR RTHF 0123
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function Among People with Serious Mental Health Conditions is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). It is designed to strengthen the quality and impact of programs and services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by supporting a coordinated set of research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities. In practical terms, the funded center is expected to generate useful evidence, translate that evidence into real-world guidance and tools, help service systems apply what is learned, and broadly share findings so they influence policy and practice beyond the immediate project.
This particular RRTC is focused on improving health and functional outcomes for people with serious mental health conditions. The project is meant to go beyond producing research alone by pairing research with training and technical support that can help providers, communities, and systems adopt effective approaches. The overall goal is to contribute to positive, measurable improvements in health and day-to-day functioning for the target population, while also building field capacity through dissemination and workforce or stakeholder learning activities that make the results usable.
NIDILRR intends to fund only one award under this announcement, making it a single-center competition. The project period is 60 months total, structured as five separate 12-month budget periods. This setup typically means the awardee plans for a five-year body of work with annual budgeting and reporting cycles, allowing the funder to monitor progress and performance across each year while maintaining a long enough timeline for rigorous research and sustained training and technical assistance.
The maximum funding amount listed is an award ceiling of $925,000, and the announcement anticipates one total award. The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development and is offered as a grant (rather than a contract or cooperative agreement, based on the instrument type provided). The CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with the program is 93.433. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-RTHF-0123, which is the key identifier applicants would use when locating the full notice and submitting materials.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of domestic applicants across government, education, nonprofit, and private sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education as well as private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, where applicable); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses; and other eligible entities as defined in the announcement. Faith-based and community organizations are also eligible as long as they meet the standard eligibility requirements. Foreign entities are explicitly not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this notice, which means applicants must be domestically based and structured to meet the federal eligibility criteria.
Key dates provided include a creation date of January 10, 2025, and an original closing date of March 10, 2025. With a single anticipated award, a defined five-year period of performance, and a focused topic area, the notice is essentially seeking one strong applicant (or consortium led by an eligible applicant) to serve as the national RRTC in this area, producing credible research and delivering training, technical assistance, and dissemination that can improve health and functional outcomes for people living with serious mental health conditions.Apply for HHS 2025 ACL NIDILRR RTHF 0123
- The Administration for Community Living in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function Among People with Serious Mental Health Conditions" 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 2025-01-10.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-10. (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 $925,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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, Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function Among People with Serious Mental Health Conditions.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
What is the purpose of the RRTC program in this announcement?
The purpose is to strengthen the quality and impact of programs and services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by supporting a coordinated set of research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities.
What is the main focus area of this specific RRTC?
This RRTC is focused on improving health and functional outcomes for people with serious mental health conditions.
Is this opportunity only about conducting research?
No. The funded center is expected to go beyond producing research alone by pairing research with training and technical assistance, and by disseminating findings so they influence policy and practice beyond the immediate project.
What types of activities are expected from the funded center?
Based on the description provided, the center is expected to conduct a coordinated set of activities that include research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination. In practical terms, it should generate useful evidence, translate that evidence into real-world guidance and tools, support service systems in applying what is learned, and broadly share findings.
What outcomes is the project intended to achieve?
The overall goal is to contribute to positive, measurable improvements in health and day-to-day functioning for people with serious mental health conditions, while also building field capacity through dissemination and workforce or stakeholder learning activities that make the results usable.
How many awards does NIDILRR expect to make under this announcement?
NIDILRR intends to fund only one award under this announcement, making it a single-center competition.
What is the project period (period of performance)?
The total project period is 60 months.
How is the 60-month project period structured?
The 60 months are structured as five separate 12-month budget periods.
What does it mean that the project has five 12-month budget periods?
It means the awardee is expected to plan a five-year body of work with annual budgeting and reporting cycles, allowing the funder to monitor progress and performance each year while maintaining a long enough timeline for rigorous research and sustained training and technical assistance.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The maximum funding amount listed is an award ceiling of $925,000.
Is the $925,000 amount for one year or the full project?
The provided information identifies $925,000 as the award ceiling, but it does not specify in the text provided whether that ceiling applies per 12-month budget period or across the full 60-month project period.
What is the funding instrument type?
The opportunity is offered as a grant (not a contract or cooperative agreement, based on the instrument type provided).
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this program?
The CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with the program is 93.433.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-RTHF-0123. This is the key identifier used to locate the full notice and submit application materials.
How is this opportunity categorized?
The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of domestic applicants across government, education, nonprofit, and private sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education, where applicable); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses) and small businesses; and other eligible entities as defined in the announcement.
Are faith-based organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible as long as they meet the standard eligibility requirements.
Are foreign entities eligible to apply?
No. Foreign entities are explicitly not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this notice.
Does the applicant need to be based in the United States?
Yes. Since foreign entities are not eligible, applicants must be domestically based and structured to meet federal eligibility criteria.
When was this opportunity created?
The creation date provided is January 10, 2025.
What is the application closing date?
The original closing date provided is March 10, 2025.
What kind of applicant is the notice seeking?
With a single anticipated award and a focused topic area, the notice is seeking one strong applicant (or a consortium led by an eligible applicant) to serve as the national RRTC in this area and to produce credible research plus training, technical assistance, and dissemination that can improve health and functional outcomes for people living with serious mental health conditions.
Is a consortium allowed to apply?
The information indicates the notice is seeking one strong applicant or a consortium led by an eligible applicant, suggesting a consortium approach is possible as long as an eligible entity leads the application.
How should the funded center make its research useful beyond the project itself?
The center is expected to translate evidence into real-world guidance and tools, help service systems apply what is learned through training and technical assistance, and broadly disseminate findings so they influence policy and practice beyond the immediate project.
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