Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) - Development
Posted by Administration for Community Living
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) - Development — is cataloged under number HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-IFST-0206 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.433, posted by Administration for Community Living. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on February 10, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $245,000 -- $250,000. The agency has projected $250,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $250,000 estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $250,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. Applications close on April 13, 2026. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully — federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed — it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities.
Award Range
$245,000 -- $250,000
Close Date
April 13, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
February 10, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$250,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of the Field Initiated Projects (FIP) program is to generate new knowledge through research 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 rehabilitation research and development. In carrying out a development project under a FIP development grant, a grantee must use knowledge and understanding gained from research to create materials, devices, systems, methods, measures, techniques, tools, prototypes, processes, or intervention protocols that are beneficial to the target population of people with disabilities. Please note that this will be the funding opportunity for FIP-MSI Development proposals. We will invite FIP-MSI Research 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.
Eligibility
06;07;20;25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Shelley Reeves<br/>shelley.reeves@acl.hhs.gov
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