Cooperative Agreement 2016FWAXK004

Under a USD 366,325 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.313 - Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program), Dr. Kevin J. Mallary at Old Dominion University Research Foundation will conduct multiple case studies at five academic institutions. Through interviews with academic librarians, disability services coordinators, and deaf/hard of hearing (D/HH) students, the project will elicit insights on accessible library services for D/HH patrons. The findings...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to Activating Change, Inc. under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The funding will support the Deaf Action Initiative project, which aims to increase the capacity of Deaf anti-violence programs to effectively address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking against individuals in the Deaf and Deaf/Blind communities. Over the 24-month...

The Shelter For Help In Emergency (SHE) received a $607,500 Cooperative Agreement grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's "Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities" program (CFDA 16.529). The grant aims to strengthen partnerships, increase organizational capacity, conduct outreach, provide training, ensure accessible services, and develop informational materials for deaf and...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), CFDA 93.433, will support 360 Empower Consulting, LLC in advancing communication equity for the deaf community through the development of AI sign language recognition and direct video calling services. The project will run from June 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025. The funding will enable 360 Empower Consulting to create innovative technological solutions that...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $450,000 under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) federal grant program to Norcal Services For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, doing business as Signs & Sounds, for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support outreach strategies and victim services targeted at adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence,...

This $749,685 National Science Foundation project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of an Automated, Integrated, Multimodal Software (AIMS) system to improve inclusive access to information for persons with disabilities. Saint Louis University leads a consortium that includes software companies Vital, Unar Labs, and Viewplus Technologies to build a unified framework for authoring, converting, and delivering accessible content...

The Albuquerque Sign Language Academy received a $300,000 block grant from the Administration on Aging under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to enhance sign language education and interpretation services for underserved populations in the Albuquerque region. The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will support the academy's efforts to provide specialized sign language instruction, interpretation services, and educational support programs targeting diverse communities. This...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) CISE Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070) award for $299,849 to Gallaudet University in Washington, DC will explore the use of multiple cameras to record three-dimensional (3D) videos of social interactions and dialogues in American Sign Language (ASL). The goal is to create larger, more systematic 3D video datasets of social interactions that can be shared by researchers and the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) community to improve communication...

This $2,774,998 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. The center will engage in a 5-year research and development program to improve the lives of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing through the creation of innovative technologies and interventions....

The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living has awarded a $279,261 Formula Grant to Keys Advocacy Center Inc., a non-profit organization in Key Largo, Florida, under the ACL Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program. This two-year grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will support the organization's provision of critical independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities in South...