Formula Grant B09SPOH0428

The federal Project Grant award of $100,000.00 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports Objective ED, Inc.'s development of "BuddyBooks with Collaborative Strategic Reading for Students with Autism". The project aims to create interactive educational technologies and interventions to improve learning outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder. Key deliverables include the development of an accessible...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) will fund a 3-year effort by the University Enterprises Corporation at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) to develop and validate an improved self-use questionnaire and user manual for people with disabilities to select Internet-connected assistive devices that meet their functional needs. The key objectives are to: 1) bolster the content...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $985,475 Project Grant under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) for "The Special Educator Workforce: A Research Collaborative (SPARC)". The goal of the project is to conduct rigorous research that expands knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at...

The University of Oregon received a $328,859 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) to conduct an initial efficacy trial of the Early Learning Matters (ELM) curriculum. The project will run from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The ELM curriculum is designed to improve educational outcomes across early childhood learning stages. This grant supports the development and evaluation of...

The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded a $558,265 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.324 - Research in Special Education) to develop and validate a social, emotional, and behavioral risk screener for early childhood. The project will run from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The goal of this research effort is to generate actionable insights that can enhance educational practices, policies, and support systems for...

This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports a three-year effort by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), in partnership with Think College and a co-PI, to co-develop a new intervention called "MY ROAD" (MY RISK FOR OPPORTUNITY, AUTONOMY, AND DIGNITY). The goal is to empower inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs to evaluate and expand the "dignity of...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,638,942 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), a non-profit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The TECHXPERTS grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, supports the development, implementation, and scaling of innovative educational interventions designed to improve student achievement and...

This $189,673.56 federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) is supporting scientific research to expand knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. The award, made on December 4, 2024, will fund a research project to be conducted by the University of Illinois with a completion date of July 31, 2025. The project...

The U.S. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $287,500 Project Grant to Objective ED, Inc. on June 1, 2025 to develop the "Kids Like Me Bookshelf" - an interactive fiction system that uses generative AI to create role-model stories to improve self-determination skills for students with visual impairments. The project aims to address educational challenges faced by this student population by providing engaging,...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to SW IL Planning through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The three-year award running from April 2021 through March 2024 will support regional planning and local technical assistance services. Through this funding, SW IL Planning will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of the...