science_technology_and_other_research_and_development · HHS-ACL

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

Administration for Community Living · HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-DPHF-0224

Closed

Award Range

$695K – $700K

Total Program Funding

$700K

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 23, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

ACL DRRP single-award grant ($695K-$700K) for burn injury rehabilitation research. This funds one project advancing knowledge and practice in burn injury rehabilitation — improving outcomes for burn survivors through applied research that produces practical tools, interventions, or guidelines.

Who Should Apply

Burn centers or research institutions with active burn rehabilitation research programs. Must have access to burn survivor populations and rehabilitation outcomes data.

Who Should NOT Apply

General rehabilitation researchers without burn-specific expertise, basic science researchers, or institutions without access to burn survivor populations.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must focus on burn injury rehabilitation research
•Must produce practical outcomes for burn survivors
•Single award of $695K-$700K
•Must involve burn survivors in research process
•Must advance both knowledge and practice
•No cost-sharing required

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Burn rehabilitation research is a small community — maybe 10-15 active research groups nationally. If you're at a verified burn center with rehabilitation research infrastructure and a track record of NIDILRR or NIH burn research funding, you're competitive. The winning proposal produces something burn rehabilitation clinicians can USE (a new assessment tool, intervention protocol, or technology aid), not just a publication.

Competitiveness: High — single award in a small specialty community. Burn Model Systems-affiliated researchers have major advantages.

What This Grant Funds

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.

Attachments

PDF

hhs-2026-acl-nidilrr-dphf-0224.pdf

Who Can Apply

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.

Eligible Applicant Types

County GovernmentsSmall BusinessesFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsPublic Colleges & Universities501(c)(3) NonprofitsState GovernmentsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesCity/Township GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Special District GovernmentsFor-Profit OrganizationsOther (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $695K
Maximum Award: $700K
Total Program Funding: $700K
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 22, 2026

Application Deadline: July 23, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Agency Contact

Radha Holavanahalli radha.holavanahalli@acl.hhs.gov

radha.holavanahalli@acl.hhs.gov

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