Administration for Community Living -- National Limb Loss Resource Center

An estimated two million people live with limb loss/limb difference in the United States. Each year an estimated 185,000 amputations are performed in the country. People with limb loss/limb difference experience many barriers to successful community (re)integration and full participation in social life, perceive a reduction in their participation in recreational activities and satisfaction at work, and feel more impaired in their ability to navigate their community following the amputation of their limb. Additionally, people with limb loss/limb difference often experience anxiety and psychological distress, low rates of workforce participation, environmental barriers, and secondary co-morbidities associated with the amputation of a limb (e.g., back pain, arthritis). Furthermore, individuals with limb loss report receiving little information about their rehabilitation from their healthcare provider either before or after their amputation.

Through this funding opportunity announcement, ACL intends to award one five-year cooperative agreement to an organization to operate the National Limb Loss Resource Center to help improve the quality of life for people of all ages living with limb loss/limb difference, their families, and their support networks. The resource center will do this by ensuring the availability and accessibility of the most comprehensive, high-quality, evidence-based information, resources, and supports so that people with and without disabilities can live, learn, work, play, and prosper.

The National Limb Loss Resource Center grantee will undertake strategies that will result in measurable, positive outcomes for people living with limb loss/limb difference in the following four quality of life focus areas: health & wellness, career path employment, youth development & engagement, and community living.

Deadline: Jan. 22, 2024