Accessibility Improvements at Sportsman's Park, American Falls, Idaho
Deadline: August 20, 3008
The Bureau of Reclamation, Snake River Area, intends to award a grant to Bingham County Parks and Recreation Department (County) to make campground and day-use facilities at Sportsman's Park more compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines.
For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/search_opportunities.jsp or contact Lisa Strong at (208) 383-2204.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs), U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Deadline: August 22, 2008
The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. Such activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, and the family members or other authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities.
For more information on the following four competitions, go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-15506.pdf.
- Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals Who Experience a Stroke
- Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
- Aging with Physical Disability: Reducing Secondary Conditions and Enhancing Health and Participation, Including Employment
- Participation and Community Living for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Active Living Research - New Connections Grants, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Deadline: August 28, 2008
The New Connections initiative will offer both research and publication grants. It supports research to identify promising policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviors, and preventing obesity among children and adolescents.
For more information, go to http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20402 or contact Deborah Lou at dlou@projects.sdsu.edu or (619) 260-6336.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs)--Techniques for Successful Aging with Disability, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Deadline: August 29, 2008
The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems or remove environmental barriers.
For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=42339
or contact Julius Cotton at (202) 245-6140 or julius.cotton@ed.gov.
I Can Do It, You Can Do It! Program
This 8-week mentoring program for youth with disabilities developed by the Office on Disability supports physical activity, nutritional awareness, fitness, and healthy lifestyles. Interested applicants will be required to submit a short proposal for review. Five community organizations, public school systems, and/or universities will be awarded $5,000 to implement the program within their organization.
For more information on I Can Do It, You Can Do It! visit: http://cdd.unm.edu/ICanDoIt/ or contact Michael Marge at (202) 260-0913 or Michael.marge@hhs.gov.
Meetings, Conferences, and Networks for Research Partnerships to Improve Functional Outcomes, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
This funding opportunity solicits applications from organizations for meetings and networks that will facilitate interdisciplinary research partnership among investigators. The goal is to create opportunities for forming strong and effective multi-disciplinary scientific teams to address basic, translational, or clinical research problems in rehabilitation or management of chronic disease, including mental disorders.
For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/search_opportunities.jsp.
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program, Health Resources & Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Deadline: October 16, 2008
This program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services. The emphasis is on service delivery through collaboration, requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners.
For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/search_opportunities.jsp or contact Nisha Patel at (301) 443-6894 or npatel@hrsa.gov.
Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging Grant, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 31, 2008
The Roybal Centers are intended to improve the health, well being, and productivity of older people through the translation of basic behavioral and social sciences research toward the development of programs or tools to be used at the individual and population levels.
For more information, go to http://www07.grants.gov/applicants/search_opportunities.jsp or contact Georgeanne Patmios at (301) 496-3138 or PatmiosG@nia.nih.gov.