Project Grant 18857183121

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides funding of $1,992,484.00 to the Institute for Learning Innovation (ILI), a non-profit organization, to build the capacity of informal STEM learning providers to engage individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) developing a hybrid professional development model to train informal STEM educators on supporting individuals...

The Project Grant award of $463,645 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) will fund a study on the effects of drumming lessons on brain and behavior in children with Down syndrome (DS). The project, led by Vanderbilt University, will conduct a randomized controlled experiment to assess the impact of drumming lessons on inhibitory control, beat perception, and social behavior in 7- to 12-year-old children with DS. The study aims to...

This Project Grant award of $201,250 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under CFDA Program 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" supports research to examine precursors to language impairment in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The project aims to leverage recent advances in remote assessment of infant cognitive development to test three proposed mechanisms underlying language impairment in ASD: atypical speech...

This federal Project Grant award of $852,356 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) will fund "The Synchrony Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Music Training for Children" conducted by the Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute. The grant aims to investigate whether music training can improve brain function and targeted skills in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) through the framework of...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $200,000.00 Project Grant to the Autism Opportunities Foundation's MN Autism Center, a non-profit organization, to provide sensory equipment for children with autism in Minnesota. This grant is funded through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), which supports special projects or programs identified in congressional appropriations acts. The grant period runs from August 1, 2023 to July...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $300,000 project grant to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco to support the Sound Health Network. The grant was awarded on July 1, 2021 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and will support the Network through June 30, 2022. The Sound Health Network will convene experts in music neuroscience, health, and wellness to identify and promote research findings on how music...

This Project Grant award, valued at $696,836, was provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the federal Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The purpose of the award is to investigate the neural basis of sensorimotor control of speech in individuals with 16p11.2 deletion syndrome, a common genetic cause of autism. The research will examine speech abilities, sensorimotor control of speech, and...

This federal Project Grant award of $350,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging (AOA) will support the Autism Society NWPA in establishing an accessible family center to provide life, job, and social skills development services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder in Pennsylvania. The award is funded through the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), which enables Congress to directly fund specific community healthcare, mental health,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging (HHS/AOA) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Sounding Joy Music Therapy Inc., a woman-owned, non-profit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The grant will support the implementation of a music therapy program to enhance the well-being, engagement, and quality of life for people with disabilities in Hawaii. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August...

This Project Grant award of $725,536 was provided by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the federal Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The grant supports research aimed at optimizing intervention options for infants and toddlers with a high likelihood of developing social communication delays and language disorders, with a focus on younger siblings of children with autism. The research seeks to...