Formula Grant B09SPAL0196

The Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) received a $2,999,814 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The award supports the "Center for Advancing Elementary Science through Assessment, Research and Technology (CAESART)" project, which aims to improve elementary science education outcomes through research, assessment development, and...

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to Edify Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Edify) on September 30, 2025. The grant supports the development of the "MusiQuest STEAM" platform, an interactive digital learning tool that integrates audio and music into STEM education for K-5 students. The project aims to create 60 hands-on STEM lessons that engage...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded Digital Promise Global, a non-profit organization, a $251,621.52 Project Grant under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). This grant, awarded on November 6, 2023, supports scientifically rigorous research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. Through this funding, Digital Promise Global will...

This Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services was made on October 1, 2025 under the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326). The grant recipient, the Regional Office Of ED 34 (also known as the Lake County Regional Office of Education #34) in Libertyville, Illinois, will use the funds to deliver model...

This $287,500 Project Grant, awarded by the Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433), supports the development of a person-centered system for emergency preparedness targeting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The two-year project builds upon a Phase I prototype to create a product-ready "Person-Centered System for Emergency Preparedness" (PSEP) based on the...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to the Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston (EDIC), doing business as Bra, a U.S. local government entity. The grant will fund EDIC's workforce development initiatives, including expanding the city's tuition-free community college program and promoting employment opportunities in...

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) will receive $1 million under an Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to provide technical assistance to implement an economic recovery plan for the Alabama region. IEDC staff and economic development professionals will identify vulnerabilities in the local economy and prioritize needs and strategies to spur recovery through business...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $300,000 to Objective ED, Inc. to develop an accessible interactive fiction (AIF) story system to help visually impaired high school students (ages 14-18) improve their financial literacy skills. The key objectives of this 14-month project are to: (1) define requirements for an AIF story within the "Financial Fitness Adventures" system to teach...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) awarded a $2,700,000 Project Grant to Applied Enterprise Management Corporation (AEM), a woman-owned small business, to operate the Center for the Integration of IDEA Data (CIID). This CFDA 84.373 Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program grant will support the CIID in providing comprehensive technical assistance to State Education Agencies and State Lead Agencies to improve their...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to Objective ED, Inc. to develop the "Kids Like Me Bookshelf" (KLMB), an online platform that leverages generative AI to co-create inspiring role-model stories for middle and high school students with vision impairments. The project aims to improve these students' self-determination skills, including self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-empowerment, and...