Cooperative Agreement 90BISA0012

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) provides $899,763 to Clemson University to co-design, co-develop, and test a mobile object recognition app that provides on-the-job task prompting to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the workplace. The primary objectives are to: 1) identify work tasks where object recognition could help people with IDD, 2) understand how people...

Transition Academy for Paraeducators (TAP) Project Grant Award Summary The University of Oregon received a $249,916 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The grant funds development of an innovative web-based training system designed to equip high school paraeducators with knowledge and skills to support pre-employment transition services...

This $140,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Community Living's (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) will support the development of "Augmented Reality Enhanced Supported Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities". The project aims to improve employment outcomes for this population through the use of augmented reality technologies. Funded from...

Learning Q LLC received a $199,996 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 project grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), CFDA 93.433, awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for March 15, 2026. Over the six-month project period, Learning Q LLC will develop and test a microlearning curriculum focused on self-determination skills for workplace success, to be deployed on the LearningQ platform in partnership with...

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...

This $9,999,998 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program will fund an integrated, technology-enhanced approach to building capacity for job retention among persons with disabilities in competitive integrated employment. The primary awardee, the University of Wisconsin System, will lead a demonstration project focused on transforming education, career, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to advance accessible collaboration tools for visually impaired information workers. The $943,192 award to Northwestern University will: Develop a taxonomy of accessibility barriers and design guidelines for AI-powered collaboration tools to support ability-diverse team communication, coordination, and knowledge sharing. Create an accessible infrastructure of new...

Cognitopia Inc. received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on September 1, 2021 to develop a person-centered approach to diabetes self-management for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The funding supports this work through May 31, 2022 under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research program (CFDA #93.433). This program aims to improve the...

This $9,012,187 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program aims to improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The primary awardee, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), will develop and implement innovative practices to facilitate neurodiversity in the workforce. Key products and services...

Project Team-Up, funded by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325), represents a $187,300 project grant awarded to the University of California, Santa Barbara effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The project focuses on developing and delivering training initiatives that prepare educators and allied mental health...