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RERC on Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Technologies for People with Disabilities (RecTech)

Award Number: 90REGE0019
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2027

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RERC on Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Technologies for People with Disabilities (RecTech) - This Center conducts a set of research and development projects that span across the socio-ecological model to address a multilevel set of barriers to participation in healthful recreation, sport and exercise among adults and children with disabilities. Six areas of research and development include: (1) a low cost, portable adapted sports and recreation equipment development and evaluation; (2) a multi-modal and multi-channel telehealth intervention to promote adherence and improved health and function; (3) standards for inclusive playground surfaces, fitness centers and equipment; (4) a platform to offer physical education inclusion solutions, access to equipment, trainers & venues and modify attitudes; (5) a study of the barriers and facilitators that impact the participation of children with disabilities in sports and recreation; and (6) a centralized data repository to acquire and disseminate exercise, sport and recreation data sets to expedite research and practice. Training initiatives involve undergraduate and graduate level training in recreation, sport and exercise technologies targeting engineering, occupational therapy, and rehabilitation science students. Dissemination includes presentations at engineering and rehabilitation conferences, publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals, press releases, websites, and faculty presentations. Anticipated outcomes include a set of hardware and software products that improve the health, function, and quality of life among people with physical disabilities. A secondary outcome is to ensure that dissemination of these products and tools reach an array of stakeholders, including people with disabilities, caregivers, rehabilitation and exercise science researchers, adapted PE teachers, adapted PE and sport trainers, and rehabilitation and exercise professionals, who can use them in their respective communities and professions.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $925,000 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	4	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$925,000
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	4/24/2025	OTHER REVISION	$0
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	4	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	4/24/2025	OTHER REVISION	$0
2025	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	4	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	4/24/2025	OTHER REVISION	$0
2025	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	4	5/27/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $925,000

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $925,000 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	7/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$925,000
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	2	2/12/2024	OTHER REVISION	$0
2024	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	7/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2024	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	2	2/12/2024	OTHER REVISION	$0
2024	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20TH STREET	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	7/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $925,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $925,000 )
2023	2023	University Of Alabama At Birmingham	701 S 20th St	Birmingham	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$925,000
2023	2022	University Of Alabama At Birmingham	701 S 20th St	Birmingham	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $925,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $924,998 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	701 S 20th St	Birmingham	AL	35294	JEFFERSON	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	8/31/2022	NEW	$924,998
														Subtotal = $924,998

Grand Total All Awards = $3,699,998

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RERC on Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Technologies for People with Disabilities (RecTech)

Award Number: 90REGE0019

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2027

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