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The article reports on the submission of 50 Center Grant applications to provide support for the Medications Development Centers Of Excellence Program of Health & Human Services Department's National Institutes of Health (NIH). It mentions that the program is dedicated to clinical research focusing on the identification, evaluation and development of safe and effective drugs for treatment of substance related disorders. Moreover, any capable public or private entity could submit application.

The article focuses on the Disability & Rehabilitation Research Projects & Centers Programs' Rehabilitation Research & Training Centers (RRTC) funding scheme, issued by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education. The funding scheme will be awarded to applicants from states, public or private agencies and organizations, institutions of higher learning and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

The article focuses on the Disability & Rehabilitation Research Projects & Centers Program's Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) funding scheme released by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service and National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education. The funding scheme will award $6.65 million to applicants from states, public or private agencies and organizations, institututions of higher learning and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

The article offers information on the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs): RERC on Low Vision and Blindness and RERC on Wireless Technologies program by the U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It states that the program has 1.9 million dollars which will be used to fund two new service improvement centers. It adds that the program aims to improve the effectiveness of services for people with disabilities.

The article reports on the proposed funding for one of the Rehabilitation Research & Training Centers of the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).

The article offers information about the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2010 established by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department's National Institutes of Health in 2010. It notes that it aims to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and amelioration of intellectual and developmental disabilities. It mentions that qualified for the program, include nonprofit organizations and public and private institutions of higher education.

The article offers information on the Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk Through Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea program of the National Institutes of Health of the Health and Human Services Department in the U.S. It mentions that the program is intended to institutions or organizations conducting pilot studies that evaluate the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). It is stated that two projects will be funded by the program at up to $1.5 million over a three-year project period.

The article reports on the $3 million fund for Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (MDCRCs) from the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the U.S. It highlights the type of applications accepted by the NIH for the support of MDCRCs. It emphasizes the need for collaborative study by the applicants to address the gaps in the therapeutic pipeline for muscular dystrophy. Furthermore, the deadline for the application is on November 10, 2009.

The article offers information on a program that would finance technology center on aging with disability by the U.S. Education Department, Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services and National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research. The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers program is geared to improve the effectiveness of disability services through engineering research and development on innovative technologies.