Formula Grant B10SPMO0390

This 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. in developing innovative educational technologies and interventions to improve learning outcomes for students with visual impairments. The funding will enable the company to create an accessible interactive fiction (AIF) story system to enhance social skills for middle school students who are blind or have low vision....

This $249,510 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) will enable Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (LIS) to implement a nationwide curriculum-sharing system for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) courses. The project will: Conduct an EDI audit of LIS curricula and provide free training on EDI tools; Develop a platform for LIS programs to share EDI-focused courses, allowing students to seamlessly...

This Project Grant award of $189,673.56 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences is part of the Research in Special Education (CFDA 84.324) program. The award supports scientific research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. The funding will enable the University of Illinois to conduct rigorous research initiatives that address critical challenges in...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $200,000 to the University Enterprises Corporation at California State University, San Bernardino to develop and validate a self-use questionnaire and user manual to help people with disabilities select the most useful internet-connected assistive devices for everyday functioning. The three-year project, entitled "Validity of the Electronic...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) a $4,437,320 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to implement "DATA ADVENTURES: A MOBILE MAKERSPACE TO PROMOTE DATA LITERACY, DIGITAL STORYTELLING, AND INTEREST IN DATA SCIENCE". This 5-year project, beginning on January 1, 2024 and running through December 31, 2028, will create a mobile makerspace to...

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 grant, titled "TECHXPERTS," will fund the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative educational interventions focused on improving student achievement and attainment,...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), will fund a $231,596 research project at the University of Florida. The project, titled "Exploring How Special Educators' Working Conditions Relate to Their Role Enactment, Engagement, and Effectiveness in Inclusive Service Delivery Models," aims to generate insights that can enhance educational practices,...

This $459,995 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) supports a comparative exploration of IDEA racial equity policy to inform research, policy, and practice. The award was made to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - Hunter College, a non-profit educational institution, with a performance period from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2025. The...

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...

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...