NCMRR is pleased to continue our Medical Rehabilitation Research Speaker Series on November 18 at 12 noon ET. The topic is artificial intelligence and machine learning in rehabilitation. We will have two excellent presentations from Dr. Jacob George of the University of Utah and Dr. Deanna Gates of the University of Michigan; the moderator will be Dr. Sunil Agrawal of Columbia University. Visit our registration site for more information and to register for the Zoom webinar.

Rehabilitation Research News: October 31, 2022
From the Director's Desk

News
Our federal partner, the Interagency Committee on Disability Research has released a new white paper, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Disability Research: A 2022 Update”, detailing the impacts of the pandemic on the field of disability research.

Notices and Funding Opportunities
NICHD Notices and Funding Opportunity Announcements
- NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
- (PAR-23-029)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Application Receipt Dates: Multiple dates; see announcement.
- Notice of NICHD Participation in PAR-22-242, “Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”
- (NOT-HD-22-050)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Notice of NICHD Participation in PAR-22-243, “Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)”
- (NOT-HD-22-051)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Notice of NICHD Participation in RFA-OD-22-015, “Galvanizing Health Equity Through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources (GENDER) Research Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”
- (NOT-HD-22-053)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Down Syndrome Research (R24 Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)
- (PAR-22-247)
- Multiple Institutes
- Application Receipt Dates: Multiple dates; see announcement.Multiple Institutes
- Dual Purpose with Dual Benefit: Research in Biomedicine and Agriculture Using Agriculturally Important Domestic Animal Species (R01)
- (PAR-23-031)
- Multiple Institutes
- Application Receipt Date: December 15, 2022
- BRAIN Initiative: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization — Transformative and Integrative Models of Behavior at the Organismal Level (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- (RFA-DA-23-030)
- Multiple Institutes
- Application Receipt Date: February 14, 2023
- Development of Novel Nonsteroidal Contraceptive Methods (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- (RFA-HD-24-002)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Application Receipt Date: March 29, 2023