NIDRR Individuals With Disabilities Living in Rural Areas

DATES: Applications Available: July 7, 2008. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 22, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 21, 2008. The RRTC on Individuals With Disabilities Living in Rural Areas priority is from the notice of final priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. Absolute Priorities: For FY 2008, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet these priorities. These priorities are: General Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) Requirements and an RRTC on Individuals With Disabilities Living in Rural Areas. Complete Notice

NIDRR--Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers

Funding Opportunity Description DATES: Applications Available: July 7, 2008. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 21, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 21, 2008 Priorities: NIDRR has established two priorities for this competition. The General DRRP Requirements priority is from the notice of final priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2006 (71 FR 25472). The Centers on Research and Capacity Building to Improve Outcomes for Individuals With Disabilities from Traditionally Underserved Racial and Ethnic Populations priority is from the notice of final priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. These priorities are: General Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Requirements and Centers on Research and Capacity Building to Improve Outcomes for Individuals With Disabilities from Traditionally Underserved Racial and Ethnic Populations.

NIDR - Accessible Public Transportation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)--Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Projects and Centers Program--Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs)--Accessible Public Transportation; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133E-3. Dates: Applications Available: June 17, 2008. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2008. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 9, 2008. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems, or remove environmental barriers. RERCs also demonstrate and evaluate such technologies, facilitate service delivery system changes, stimulate the production and distribution of new technologies and equipment in the private sector, and provide training opportunities. Additional information on the RERC program can be found at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC. Priority: The Accessible Public Transportation priority is from the notice of final priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6132).