Review of Disability and Rehabilitation Research NIDRR Grantmaking Processes and Products (2012) / Chapter Skim
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An electronic annual reporting system is used to collect data from grantees on many aspects of grant operation and outputs. Various formative and summative evaluation approaches have been used to assess the quality of the performance and results of the agency's research portfolio and its grantees.
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This chapter introduces the report by first explaining the charge to the committee that conducted the evaluation. It then provides background information on NIDRR, including its unique legislative mandate, the types of research it funds and its grant funding mechanisms, its role related to the Interagency Committee on Disability Research, and its budget and staff.
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For NIDRR, the ultimate objective of the output review was to gain an understanding of what was being produced by the time grants came to an end with respect to value added for the disability community and new knowledge produced for the field. Because the focus of the summative evaluation was primarily on the quality of outputs produced by the sampled grants, it is important to clarify what was not included in the committee's charge.
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. NIDRR's Unique Role The multidimensional challenges faced by individuals with disabilities in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation, health services, institutionalization, voting, and public services, as outlined in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, necessitate a comprehensive, holistic approach to NIDRR's mission (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 2009a)
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The ICF classifies disability and health along a continuum from body function and structure to activities and participation, while accounting for environmental and personal factors. In these terms, NIDRR funds primarily research and development grants that are aimed at increasing functional abilities to facilitate greater selfdetermination and participation of individuals with disabilities in the home, community, school, and workplace as defined in the ICF (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 2009b)
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22 REVIEW OF DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH TABLE 1-1 Continued Number of Research Awards as of Domain January 2009 Research Topics Participation 39 (17%) • evelopment and evaluation of strategies for D and Community services, interventions, products, and modifications Living to the built and social environments that would allow individuals with all types of disabilities to live and participate in their communities.
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Total Number 237 of Awards as of January 2009 SOURCE: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (2009a, pp.
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, whose aim is to demonstrate the benefits of a coordinated system of neurotrauma and rehabilitation care and to conduct innovative research on all aspects of care for those who sustain traumatic brain injuries. The mission of the TBIMS program is to improve the lives of persons who experience traumatic brain injury by creating and disseminat ing new knowledge about the course, treatment, and outcomes relating to their condition.
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, which comprises centers that establish innovative projects for the delivery, demonstration, and evaluation of comprehensive medical, vocational, and other rehabilitation services to meet the wide range of needs of individuals with burns. • Section 21, which focuses on research capacity building for minor ity entities such as historically black colleges and universities and institutions serving primarily Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian students and nonminority entities with an interest in improving understanding about the needs and outcomes of individuals with disabilities from minority populations.
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The committee comprises presidential designees, including the following (or their designees) : the Director of NIDRR, the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs,
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Additionally, Section 21 of the Rehabilitation Act mandates that 1 percent of NIDRR appropriations be set aside to address traditionally underserved populations. Finally, the SBIR Development Act of 2000 requires agencies with research and development budgets in excess of $100 million, such as NIDRR, to set aside a certain percentage of their funds for SBIR.
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Both divisions have directors and supervisors. In the Research Sciences Division, 14 positions are classified as rehabilitation specialists; these are the project officers who interact directly with grantees and perform grant monitoring functions.
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developed or tested with NIDRR funding that has been judged by expert panels to be of high quality and to advance the field • The percentage of NIDRR-funded grant applications that receive an aver age peer review score of 85 or higher • The percentage of NIDRR grants that assess the effectiveness of interven tions, programs, and devices using rigorous methods • The number of new or improved NIDRR-funded assistive and universally designed technologies, products, and devices, transferred to industry for potential commercialization • The average number of publications per award based on NIDRR-funded R&D activities in refereed journals • The percentage of NIDRR competitions announced by October 1 • The percentage of NIDRR grant awards issued within 6 months of the competition closing date • The percentage of NIDRR-funded research projects identified as having an employment focus (This is a measure required by the Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, not a GPRA measure) Under the GPRA requirements at the time,6 NIDRR's 2005 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)
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.7 NIDRR's Annual Performance Assessment Expert Reviews NIDRR's Annual Performance Assessment Expert Review process was implemented in 2005 and 2006 to evaluate the agency's portfolio of grants in three areas: (1) health and function, (2)
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The panel rated 54 percent of the grantee ac complishments as substantial or outstanding. Methods used in the summative component of the present evaluation were somewhat similar to those used in the Annual Portfolio Assessment Expert Reviews with regard to the assessment of accomplishments, but can be distinguished from the latter in several ways.
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. Annual portfolio assessment expert review pilot technology portfolio panel summary report.
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U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education, Rehabilitative Services, Reha bilitation Services Administration.
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