Project Grant 01687

The Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP) Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, provides $1,003,667 in funding to Lucky Shoals Community Association, Inc. to deliver home modification services for low-income elderly homeowners. The program's goal is to help seniors safely "age in place" by funding low-cost, high-impact home improvements, such as installing grab bars,...

The Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP), a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (CFDA 14.921), provides $1,983,341 in funding to Rush University Medical Center to deliver comprehensive home modification services to low-income elderly homeowners. The goal is to enable seniors to safely "age in place" by funding low-cost, high-impact home improvements that reduce fall risks,...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433 will fund the development and pilot testing of the "ATA3 Toolkit for AT Awareness and Anywhere Access to Computers". The five-year project aims to address barriers faced by people with disabilities who need assistive technologies (AT) to use computers in schools, libraries, government services, and other public settings. The key...

The Disability Services & Legal Center (DSLC) received a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control under the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (CFDA 14.921). This three-year award will enable DSLC, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Rosa, California, to provide comprehensive home modification services to low-income elderly homeowners. The program focuses on delivering...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Benefits Administration awarded a $199,735 Project Grant under the Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grant Program (CFDA 64.051) to Prehensile Technologies LLC, a small for-profit business, to design, build, and commercialize a novel smart automatic door opener. The goal of this project is to develop an innovative assistive technology that can enhance independent living for veterans and servicemembers with disabilities,...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $1,994,902 Cooperative Agreement under the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (CFDA 14.921) to Jewish Family Service of San Diego. The purpose of this three-year award, with a period of performance from May 1, 2025 to May 1, 2028, is to assist the nonprofit organization in delivering low-cost, high-impact home modification services to enable low-income elderly...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $1,999,535 Cooperative Agreement under the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (CFDA 14.921) to the City of New York's Department for the Aging Division. The purpose of this grant is to enable low-income elderly homeowners in New York City to safely "age in place" by funding low-cost, high-impact home modifications. Examples of eligible modifications include installing...

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 Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (CFDA 14.921) to Habitat for Humanity Detroit. The award, with a performance period from May 15, 2025 to May 15, 2028, will enable Habitat for Humanity Detroit to provide home modification services to over 1,900 low-income senior households in urban and rural communities. The grant focuses on installing...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (CFDA 14.921) to the Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LATAN), a non-profit organization based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The purpose of this grant is to enable low-income elderly homeowners to safely "age in place" by providing comprehensive home modification services....