Project Grant 90CY7391

The American Institutes for Research (AIR), in partnership with Think College and a co-PI, has been awarded a three-year, $200,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433. The grant will fund the development of a new intervention called "MY ROAD" to empower inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs to evaluate and expand dignity of risk (DOR) for students with intellectual and/or...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243), provides $1,800,000 to Bhcare, Inc., a non-profit organization in Connecticut, to implement the "BUILD CHILD RESILIENCE" initiative. The program aims to bring trauma-focused, school-based behavioral health services and staff training to six high-need public...

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 Department of Education's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) awarded a $20,723,305 formula grant to the Indiana Department of Education to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students across the state. The funding supports three key objectives: providing students access to a well-rounded education, improving school conditions for learning, and enhancing the use of technology to boost academic achievement. The Indiana Department of...

The San Diego State University Research Foundation was awarded a $745,351 Project Grant (Award ID H325D240052) by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant supports the Foundation's efforts to prepare leaders through networks engaged in responsive strategies for serving infants, toddlers, and...

The Department of Education awarded the Indiana Department of Education a $14.2 million Stronger Connections Grant under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment program (CFDA 84.424) for the period of September 15, 2022 through September 30, 2025. This formula grant aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing state and local capacity to provide access to a well-rounded education and improve school conditions for student learning and development. Funds will support the...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Department of Education Indiana a $385,390.00 Project Grant under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The grant, titled "STRONGER CONNECTIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: HANDLE WITH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION," aims to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students in Indiana by providing technical assistance and capacity building to high-need...

This $1,857,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program) supports the "REAL (Realizing Excellence, Achievement, and Leadership) Rising Up" initiative. The program partners the Governor's Prevention Partnership with several Connecticut-based organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut, My People Community Services, Waterbury Youth Services, and the...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $1,549,821 to the University of Delaware will develop and test the "Orienting Positive Emotions in New Educators for Mathematics (OPEN for Math)" professional learning program. The program aims to help beginning elementary teachers create equitable and positive mathematics classroom environments by supporting their ability to leverage the emotions they and their students experience when...

The Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) will provide mentoring and positive youth development activities for 300 underserved youth in Los Angeles, California through a $681,818 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Specifically, YMC will implement its Mentoring Making Resiliency Real program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program will connect at-risk youth ages 13-17 with caring adult mentors...