title: Final priority--National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research--Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers. Final priority.
abstract: The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services announces a priority for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Specifically, we announce a priority for a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Promoting Healthy Aging for Individuals with Long-Term Physical Disabilities. The Assistant Secretary may use this priority for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We take this action to focus research attention on areas of national need. We intend this priority to improve health and function outcomes for individuals aging with long-term physical disabilities.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States