Program Management
Department of Education
National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research
Technical Support for Assessment of Management and Ancillary
Activities of NIDRR
This task order contract required CESSI
perform a wide range of technical and support activities
for NIDRR, including data collection and analysis,
literature reviews, issue analysis and reports,
program management evaluation, conference planning
and support, and development of information and
database systems. Task orders completed
for NIDRR ranged from the design and implementation
of a peer review database, analysis of a standing
panel peer review model for NIDRR, analysis of intellectual
property issues related to technology transfer,
support for the development of NIDRR’s Long-Range
Plan, outreach and networking with disability experts,
and numerous meetings and conferences. Two major
tasks were the Design and Conduct of the Program
Review Process and Technical Support for the Interagency
Committee on Disability Research (ICDR).
Program Review was designed to assess the level
of grantee excellence in administration, scientific
rigor, relevance and productivity, and capacity building.
The reviews were organized as face-to-face meetings
using an expert review model. About 50 sessions with
currently funded grantees were conducted each year. CESSI
completed the following activities in support of this
process:
- Developed participant orientation materials
- Maintained accessible website and provide technical
assistance in the use of the site
- Maintained database of program review experts
and identify and invite expert reviewers
- Arranged logistics and provide on-site meeting
support
- Prepared reports on the results of each review
- Prepared analyses of evaluation results on a programmatic
level
The mission of the ICDR is to promote coordination
and cooperation among Federal departments and agencies
conducting rehabilitation research programs. The Director
of NIDRR is the designated chair. In support of NIDRR
and the ICDR, each year CESSI
staff arranged and conducted quarterly meetings of
the ICDR and meetings of the Subcommittees on Disability
Statistics, Medical Rehabilitation, and Technology.
An Internet “gateway” for federally funded
disability research was under development and staff
prepares reports to Congress and other reports as
needed. CESSI continues to support the ICDR under
a new contract.
CESSI staff also completed
literature reviews, focus groups and surveys, and analyses
to prepare a reports entitled Strategy
for the Development and Transfer of Assistive Technology and
Universal Design: Report of the
ICDR in Response to the Presidential Executive Memorandum
of July 25, 2000 within 120 days.
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