Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Burn Model System (BMS) Centers Program | HHS 2017 ACL NIDILRR DPBU 0203

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The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Burn Model System (BMS) Centers Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), through NIDILRR (CFDA 93.433). It is designed to fund a small number of specialized Burn Model System Centers that combine high-quality clinical care with rigorous rehabilitation research for people who have experienced burn injuries. The core idea is that these centers should not only treat patients, but also systematically study rehabilitation approaches so the field can move toward stronger, evidence-based interventions and clearer clinical and practice guidelines.

Under this priority, funded BMS Centers are expected to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary services for individuals with burn injury. In practice, that means coordinated care across relevant specialties involved in burn rehabilitation and recovery, paired with structured research activity that is integrated with clinical operations. The research component is not limited to one narrow methodology or phase of discovery. Applicants may propose work at any stage of research, as long as it advances the science of burn rehabilitation in ways that can be translated into better real-world outcomes.

A central requirement is that proposed projects generate new knowledge that improves outcomes for people with burn injuries in at least one of the domains identified in NIDILRRs Long Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013-2017 (78 FR 20299). Those domains are: (1) health and function, which can include physical recovery, functional capacity, symptom management, and overall health status; (2) community living and participation, which focuses on independence, social participation, and engagement in home and community life; and (3) employment, emphasizing return-to-work outcomes, vocational rehabilitation, and sustaining meaningful work. Applications must clearly connect their research goals to one or more of these outcome areas and explain how results could inform evidence-based rehabilitation practices.

The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2017-ACL-NIDILRR-DPBU-0203) anticipated making about four awards, with an award ceiling of $389,000. Eligible applicants were broad and included various levels of government (state, county, city/township, special districts), public and private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status, along with other entities as allowed by the additional eligibility language in the notice. The application deadline listed was May 9, 2017, with electronic submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Overall, this grant opportunity was structured to strengthen the national burn rehabilitation evidence base by supporting centers that can deliver multidisciplinary burn care while producing research that directly informs clinical decision-making, rehabilitation protocols, and practice guidelines, ultimately aiming to improve health, participation in community life, and employment outcomes for burn survivors.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) Program: Burn Model System (BMS) Centers Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.433.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 09, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $389,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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