Field Initiated Projects (FIP) program for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Development

Field Initiated Projects (FIP) program for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Development is sponsored by Administration for Community Living (ACL). This program aims to generate new knowledge through research or 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-suff…

Opportunity Listing - Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) - Development Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) - Development Agency: Administration for Community Living Assistance Listings: 93. 433 -- ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Last Updated: February 10, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov 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. Public and state institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Parties eligible to apply for FIP - MSI grants are limited to minority entities and Indian Tribes as authorized by Section 21 (b)(2)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act.

A minority entity is defined as a Historically Black College or University (HCBU) (a part B institution, as defined in Section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended), a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an American Indian tribal college or university, or another IHE whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent.

NIDILRR is especially interested in applications from individual minority entities that have historically been underrepresented in the Federal research arena. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Grantor contact information shelley.

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gov/grants/applying-grants Funding opportunity number : HHS-2026-ACL-NIDILRR-IFST-0206 Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Science technology and other research and development