FEATURED SESSION: Federal Funding Opportunities & Initiatives for Rehabilitation

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Presenter(s)

Patricia A. Dorn, PhD

Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Theresa Hayes Cruz, PhD

Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health

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Anjali J. Forber‐Pratt, PhD (she/her/hers)

Director of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research
NIDILRR, United States

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Elizabeth Russell Esposito

Program Area Manager, Neuromusculoskeletal Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
Military Operational Medicine Research Program
San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Join the leadership of the federal agencies who fund rehabilitation research for an overview of their programs, funding opportunities, and special initiatives. Learn about resources that can support research initiatives in various conditions. Discover training opportunities, fellowship awards, and other resources to help early career investigators begin their research career. Get an inside look at the collaborative efforts between the agencies and give your feedback on where additional collaboration can spur the science supporting rehabilitation efforts across multiple disciplines.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the different missions and funding priorities of the respective federal agencies involved in funding rehabilitation research.
Describe funding opportunities in areas relevant to their areas of research
Recognize the methods by which funding agencies collaborate to advance scientific discoveries related to rehabilitation.