Meet the 2021 NIDILRR Grantees

In Fiscal Year 2021, NIDILRR has issued 80 new grant and contract awards, ranging from 6-month SBIRs building new technology to five-year centers conducting research and training in rehabilitation interventions. 

View all the new FY 2021 grant and contract awards currently available.

2021 new awards by program type.

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network 11
• Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects (ARRT) 4
• Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) 6
  • Knowledge Translation DRRP 1
• Research Fellowships - Merit  7
• Field Initiated Projects (FIP) 19
  • Research 11
  • Development 6
  • Minority Serving Institutions 2
• NIDILRR Contracts 1
• Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) 1
• Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC) 2
• Small Business Innovation Research Phase I (SBIR) 9
• Small Business Innovation Research Phase II (SBIR) 4
• Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems 15
• Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems 1

2021 new awards by NIDILRR outcome domains and support areas.

Note: Each project's research, training, or development activities may cross into several priorities.

• Community Living and Participation 11
• Employment Outcomes 7
• Health and Function 25
• Capacity Building for Disability and Rehabilitation Research and Training 11
• Knowledge Translation 3
• Technology for Access and Function 13
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network 10

For the full listing of currently funded projects, browse by funding mechanism or NIDILRR outcome domains and support areas, or search the full database.

For more information on grant announcements and applications, see the Prospective Grantees information page. Please note: NARIC does not have access to submitted grant applications or proposals.