Join NIDILRR in Advancing the 

Disability Research Field 

NIDILRR is the federal government’s primary disability research organization and is part of 

the Administration for Community Living within the Department of Health and Human Services. 

NIDILRR organizes research and development, capacity building, and 

knowledge translation activities around 3 major outcome domains: 

■ Community living ■ Health and function ■ Employment 

and participation 

NIDILRR’s Culture Is... 

COLLEGIAL 

■ An agile work environment 

centered on collaboration, flexibility, and respect that is able 

to adapt and respond to emerging challenges in the feld. 

■ Family-friendly and telework 

opportunities available. 

■ Promotes and facilitates opportunities for professional development and training, including 

mentorship with the NIDILRR 

leadership team. 

■ Uses thoughtful leadership 

to generate high levels of 

motivation and commitment 

in the workforce. 

DIVERSE 

■ 54% percent of NIDILRR staf 

identify as Asian, American 

Indian, African American, 

Native Hawaiian, Latino/a or 

multiple racial/ethnic groups. 

■ Supports minority institutions 

and promotes participation 

INCLUSIVE 

■ 350+ staf members and 

65 principal investigators 

on NIDILRR-funded projects 

in FY22 identify as having 

a disability. 

of diverse populations. 

■ Employs individuals 

with various types of 

disabilities. Direct hiring 

authorities are used 

when appropriate. 

FY21 FY22 FY23 

NIDILRR’S APPROPRIATION $112,970 $116,470 $119,000 

*The fgures above are in millions of dollars. 
 

 

 

 

NIDILRR’S KEY FEDERAL PARTNERS 

Join NIDILRR’s Work 

BECOME A PEER REVIEWER 

NIDILRR is seeking peer reviewers to join members of the 

disability and rehabilitation research community to review grant 

applications. NIDILRR particularly invites people with disabilities 

and the disability advocacy community to apply. Express interest 

and send CV/resume to: NIDILRR-Grants@acl.hhs.gov . 

BUILD A RESEARCH CAREER 

To fnd current NIDILRR funding opportunities, visit www.grants. 

gov. NIDILRR invites applications from a wide range of organizations and felds of expertise. Whether or not you and your organization have had a NIDILRR grant previously, we invite you to apply for 

our grants and to contribute to the feld of disability and rehabilitation research! Organizations with research teams that are inclusive 

of people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

FIND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 

WITHIN NIDILRR 

Looking for a career change? NIDILRR hires project ofcers to 

manage its expansive grant portfolio. Additionally, a variety 

of internship opportunities are available at the high school, 

college, recent graduate, and post-doctoral levels. 

NIDILRR-Funded Projects 

Visit NIDILRR’s online library and information center, the 

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) to learn 

more about NIDILRR projects and view articles, reports, 

curricula, guides, and other publications and products: 

http://www.naric.com/. 

Watch a video to learn more about NIDILRR 

and the types of projects it funds: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt3O8Dcjd8U 

Meet the 

NIDILRR 

Director 

DR. ANJALI J. FORBER-PRATT 

Dr. Forber-Pratt has a Ph.D. in Human 

Resource Education, advanced degrees 

in speech language pathology and over 

15 years of research experience. Her 

primary area of expertise is disability 

identity development. Dr. Forber-Pratt 

has authored more than 40 peerreviewed journal articles and numerous 

textbook chapters. She is recognized 

as a disability leader and activist and 

is a Paralympic medalist. 

CONTACT NIDILRR 

La Vonnia Villanueva 

Senior Advisor, NIDILRR 

LaVonnia.Villanueva@acl.hhs.gov 

https://acl.gov/about-acl/about-national-institute-disability-independent-living-and-rehabilitation-research 

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