Project Grant 72044018FA00003

This $507,163 Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program), will support research to examine the impact of state laws prohibiting disability-based discrimination on equity in kidney transplantation for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: Analyzing national...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $399,930 to Louisiana State University (LSU) to create an evidence-based, accessible emergency preparedness plan and implement emergency preparedness training within postsecondary transition programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Louisiana. The 3-year project aims to address gaps in emergency and disaster preparedness...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) provides $681,469 to the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a mixed-methods study investigating the relationships between provider bias, experiences of ableism, and health outcomes for people with mobility disabilities. The project aims to prospectively assess the explicit and implicit disability biases of 40 rehabilitation...

This Project Grant award for $795,044, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award's primary objectives are to: 1) characterize the multiple factors comprising structural ableism, 2) develop and validate an individual-level measure of structural ableism, and 3) measure structural ableism at the community level...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $665,844, was issued by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The award will fund a 5-year study led by Drexel University to examine the impact of ableism on maternal health outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The study aims to use national Medicaid claims data from...

This $738,693 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) will develop and evaluate an online continuing education program for practicing obstetricians to address ableism and improve perinatal care for disabled patients. The project will conduct focus groups and interviews to identify essential content, then design and test the educational program through a randomized...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc. under the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program. The three-year grant, awarded on December 1, 2024, will fund a formative evaluation and evaluability assessment of a behavioral health coaching program for adults with disabilities living in subsidized...

The Disability Law Center of Alaska has been awarded a $236,091 five-year Formula Grant (Award ID 2501AKPAVA) from the Administration on Disabilities, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This grant is funded through the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618), which provides support for ensuring voting accessibility and participation for individuals with disabilities. Through this funding, the...

This $2,281,313 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630) will fund Disability Rights Pennsylvania, the designated protection and advocacy organization for individuals with disabilities in Pennsylvania, to provide a range of advocacy and support services. These services include legal representation, benefits counseling, assistive...

The Administration on Disabilities, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $694,629 Formula Grant under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630) to the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, also known as the Protection & Advocacy Agency of Hawaii. This two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the Center's efforts to enable individuals with developmental disabilities...