Scholarships, Grants, Loans: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research - #84.133

Program Objectives

To support and coordinate research and its utilization in order to improve the lives of people of all ages with physical and mental disabilities, especially persons with severe disabilities, through: (1) identifying and eliminating causes and consequences of disability; (2) maximizing the health, physical, and emotional status of persons with disabilities and their functional ability, self- sufficiency, self-development and personal autonomy; (3) preventing or minimizing personal and family, physical, mental, social, educational, vocational, and economic effects of disability; and (4) reducing and eliminating physical, social, educational, vocational, and environmental barriers to permit access to services and assistance and to use their abilities in daily life.

Funding (obligations)

(Project Grants) FY 09 $10,774,100; FY 10 $109,241,000; FY 11 $109,241,000

Related Programs

Rehabilitation Long-Term Training

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