Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for People Who are Blind or have Low Vision

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Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Feb 22, 2027. Estimated application due date: Apr 22, 2027.

Individual awards range from $970,000 to $975,000, the agency expects to make 1 award and estimated total program funding is $975,000.

Eligible applicant types include nonprofits, small businesses, for-profit companies, state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities, plus others described in the listing.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

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• 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 with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

States; public or private agencies, including 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.

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

The purpose of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act by conducting advanced engineering research on and development of innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems or to remove environmental barriers. The purpose of this RERC is to conduct research and development activities toward technologies that will promote independence and community living among people who are blind or who have low vision. NIDILRR plans to make one grant under this announcement. This grant will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov → · Agency's announcement page