Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Burn Injury as A Lifelong Condition

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-DPHF-0224
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$695,000 to $700,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Other
  • For Profit Organizations
  • Small Businesses
  • State Governments
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • County Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • City/Township Governments
Points of contact
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living seeks applicants for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Burn Injury as A Lifelong Condition, with applications due July 23, 2026. One award of $700,000 per year is expected for a total of $2.1 million across three 12-month budget periods (September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2029). No cost-sharing requirement applies.

Eligible applicants include states, public or private agencies (including for-profit entities), public or private organizations, institutions of higher education, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and faith-based and community organizations meeting eligibility criteria.

The program objective is to improve long-term health and function or community living outcomes among people with burn injury through development and testing of interventions, services, and supports addressing the complex and varied lifelong needs of this population. Applicants may conduct research at the intervention-development, intervention efficacy, or scale-up evaluation stage.

Evaluation criteria (totaling 100 points) weight responsiveness to the priority at 15 points, design of research activities at 50 points, project staff qualifications at 15 points, alignment with ACL strategic priorities at 5 points, design of dissemination activities at 5 points, design of utilization activities at 5 points, and adequacy and accessibility of resources at 5 points. The project narrative is limited to 60 pages. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov; applicants must maintain active SAM.gov registrations with a Unique Entity Identifier.

Assistance Listing / CFDA number is 93.433. Statutory authority is Title II of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 764(a)). The program prohibits funding for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility activities, construction, and certain telecommunications equipment. An informational conference call is scheduled for July 1, 2026, 1–3 p.m. Eastern Time, with an optional notice of intent due July 14, 2026.

Synopsis

Under this particular DRRP priority, the objective is to improve long-term health and function or community living outcomes among people with burn injury. The grantee may conduct research at the intervention-development, intervention efficacy, or scale-up evaluation stage of research. The grantee will conduct this research toward the development and testing of interventions, services, and supports to address the complex and varied life-long needs of people with burn injury. This grant will have a 36-month project period, with three 12-month budget periods.

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