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Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Centers

Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services) expects to post this opportunity around February 1, 2027, with applications due around April 1, 2027. It lists awards of up to $640,000, 14 awards expected, $8.5 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number
HHS-2027-ACL-NIDILRR-DPTB-0311
Status
Forecast
Posted
September 25, 2026
Closes
April 1, 2027
Award ceiling
$640,000
Award floor
$560,000
Expected awards
14
Total funding
$8,450,000
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Assistance listing
93.433 ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Contact
Cate Miller · [email protected] · (202) 795-7403

Who can apply

  • For profit organizations other than small businesses
  • City or township governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Special district governments
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • State governments
  • Small businesses
  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
  • County governments
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit organizations, IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. To be eligible for a TBIMS Center grant an applicant institution must provide a multidisciplinary continuum of care for people with TBI, including emergency medical services, acute care services, acute medical rehabilitation services, and post-acute services. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

What the agency says

The TBI Model Systems Centers conduct research that contributes to the development of and access to evidence-based TBI rehabilitation. The TBIMS Centers must generate new knowledge that can be used to improve outcomes of individuals with TBI in one or more domains identified in NIDILRR's Long Range Plan: health and function, community living and participation, and employment. TBIMS Center grants must conduct site-specific research, collaborative research, and contribute data to the TBIMS longitudinal database. TBIMS Centers will be funded at varying amounts up to the maximum award amount based on the number of of database participants eligible for follow-up in the TBIMS longitudinal database. The grants will have a 60-month project period, with five 12-month budget periods.

The notice on Grants.gov Full announcement

Other open grants from the Department of Health and Human Services

All grants open to For profit organizations other than small businesses · All grants open to City or township governments · All grants open to Tribal governments · Everything closing in April 2027

Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.