Closed · HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-IFST-0205 · CFDA 93.433 · Discretionary

Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) -Research

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$245K-$250K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 13, 2026
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) -Research is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $245,000 -- $250,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 690 other opportunities from Administration for Community Living.

$245K-$250K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
93.433
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on April 13, 2026. CFDA 93.433 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $245,000 -- $250,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 13, 2026

Posted Feb 10 Closes Apr 13

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of the Field Initiated Projects (FIP) program is to generate new knowledge through reseach or to develop methods, products, procedures, or rehabilitation technologies -- to maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family/caregiver support, and economic and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities, especially people with disabilities who have the greatest support needs. Another purpose of this grant opportunity is to improve the capacity of minority serving institutions (MSI) to conduct high-quality disability and rehabilitaiton research and development. In carrying out a research project under a Field Initiated Projects research grant, a grantee must identify one or more hypotheses or research questions and, based on the hypotheses or research questions identified, perform an intensive, systematic study directed toward producing (1) new scientific knowledge, or (2) better understanding of the subject, problem studied, or body of knowledge. Please note that this will be the funding opportunity for FIP-MSI Research proposals. We will invite FIP-MSI Development proposals under a separate announcement. NIDILRR plans to make three FIP-MSI awards. NIDILRR's FIP-MSI grants will include a combination of research applications and development applications, depending on the combined ranking of individual research and development applications by the peer review panel. Grants will have a 36-month project period, with three 12-month budget periods.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Se… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 10 other Administration for Community Living listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 691).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Shelley Reeves shelley.reeves@acl.hhs.gov

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