Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD)
Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2008
The RAPD program supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities and is directed to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment.
Applicants are encouraged to contact a program director prior to submitting a proposal. For more information, please go to http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501021 or contact Robert Jaeger at rjaeger@nsf.gov or 703-292-7091.
Quality of Life Grant Program, The Morgan Project, Inc.
These grants will provide families with a wide variety of supports related to their child with physical special needs and may be used for anything that improves the quality of life for the child, including adaptive sports equipment, bicycles and other recreation items.
For more information, go to http://www.themorganproject.org/Grants.html or contact The Morgan Project at info@themorganproject.org.