Project Grant 90BISA0097

The University of Oregon was awarded a $508,515 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) to develop and pilot test a brief mindfulness-based intervention to promote self-determination skills among high school youth with disabilities. The project will take place from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The goal is to create an evidence-based intervention that can enhance the self-determination...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $246,207 Project Grant to Michigan State University to develop the "DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS2WORK: AN EMPLOYMENT READINESS AND SOFT SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TRANSITION-AGE YOUTH WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY". The grant, which runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will fund the creation of an employment readiness and soft...

The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will fund the organization's delivery of a range of employment and training services through February 28, 2026. Key activities include job training, career...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $257,612 to the University of California, Davis to conduct a pilot trial of the Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) model for supported employment of autistic adults in the community. The goal is to address the high unemployment rates among autistic adults by evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of the IPS...

Directed Analytics Inc. received a $276,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop an automated employability skills framework. The one-year project will create a scalable software platform integrating data from school districts and higher education programs on transition methods and employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities. Using machine learning, the...

This $237,197 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, aims to understand the impact of remote and hybrid work arrangements on employee time use, role behaviors, and well-being. The project will analyze existing American Time Use Study data to examine work activity and location patterns and transitions, as well as conduct a 10-day experience sampling study to capture features of the work environment, job,...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $2,623,801 Project Grant to the Trustees of Boston University to conduct a 5-year Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) focused on improving employment outcomes for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). The RRTC will execute a coordinated program of research and knowledge translation activities, including: Exploring best practices in using peer support within...

This Project Grant award of $257,099.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports collaborative research on how leaders and followers can work together to effectively manage time in contemporary workplaces. The research aims to enhance workplace time management practices and develop a workforce skilled in managing time effectively. Through three mixed-methods research projects, the investigators will elucidate the...

The Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor awarded a $22,078,706 cooperative agreement to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Careerforce from May 2021 through May 2025 under the Disability Employment Policy Development program (CFDA 17.720). Through this funding, DEED Careerforce will provide national leadership on comprehensive disability employment policy initiatives. Specifically, the cooperative agreement will support DEED Careerforce's work...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), under the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $199,927 Project Grant to the University of Illinois to develop the "Developing Multiple Types of Phase-Specific Self-Efficacy Intervention (TOP-SEE)" to enhance self-management for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The project aims to bridge theories of individual and family self-management, self-efficacy, and health action...