Project Grant 90DDUC0047

The Maryland Department of Disabilities was awarded a $9,496,534.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program. The grant, titled "Leveraging Interagency Networks for Knowledge-Sharing to Develop a 21st Workforce of Youth with Disabilities (LINK)", aims to improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for youth with disabilities. The 5-year project,...

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has been awarded a $9,989,423.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program. This 5-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023 and completion date of September 30, 2028, will support the MARYLAND DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES INNOVATION PATHWAY PROJECT. The goal of this initiative is to implement innovative activities aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under CFDA 93.433 to the University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) and the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS). The five-year grant, effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028, will fund an Advanced Rehabilitation Research...

The University of Delaware received a $113,670 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant was awarded under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service program (CFDA 93.632) to support interdisciplinary training and community service activities for personnel assisting those with developmental disabilities. Specifically, the two-year award running from April 1, 2022 to...

The University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to conduct a 5-year project titled "From College to Career: Strengthening Employment Outcomes After Postsecondary Education for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) (FCTC)". The project aims to generate knowledge to improve postsecondary education...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $590,011 Project Grant to Saint Louis University (SLU) under the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Children, Adolescents, and Transitional-Age Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Other Forms of Neurodiversity (CFDA 93.732). This 4-year grant will fund the Neurodiversity Behavioral Health Access Fellowship (NDBHAF) program to increase the capacity of the behavioral health workforce serving youth...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Vanderbilt University a $498,130 Project Grant under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant, titled "PROJECT SUSTAIN: PREPARING LEADERS WITH EXPERTISE PROMOTING THE UPTAKE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION", supports the development of specialized...

The University of Rochester received a $113,670 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on April 1, 2022 to support activities through September 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service program (CFDA 93.632). Funds will support the University of Rochester's administration and operation of an interdisciplinary center providing...

This is a five-year Project Grant award from the Administration on Disabilities, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (CFDA 93.632) program. The $620,675 grant awarded to Texas A&M University will fund a Center on Disability and Development (CDD) that will provide: (1) interdisciplinary pre-service training, including master's degree programs and...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $291,702 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Maryland, Inc., doing business as Maryland Disability Law Center, for the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The PAIR program, officially titled the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, aims to provide...