The University of Massachusetts Boston has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA Program 93.433) to support the "Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program: Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." This 3-year grant, effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028, will fund research, development, and training initiatives focused on improving employment...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which administers the CFDA 93.433 program. The award is titled "RAPID ENGAGEMENT TEAM APPROACH (RETA): EXPANDING IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING SSDI" and will be performed by the University of Massachusetts Boston over the period of September 1, 2025 to...
This Project Grant award of $1,750,000 was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which is part of the Administration for Community Living (CFDA 93.433), to Virginia Commonwealth University. The grant supports the "RRTC on Employment Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 2024" project over a 5-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029. The project aims to improve employment...
The University of Massachusetts Boston was awarded a $250,000 federal Project Grant from 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, titled "A NEW VISION FORWARD: THE DIVERSE PERSONNEL PREPARATION FOR TEACHER OF STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS", will support the development of degree...
The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical) was awarded a $2,625,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program. The goal of this 5-year project is to advance career development and economic self-sufficiency among youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions (TAY). Key...
The University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) was awarded a $115,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Services Demonstration and Training Programs (CFDA 84.235). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to increase access to quality braille instruction for diverse populations. Through this award, UMass Boston will leverage its expertise as a...
This $199,135 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports research to improve community living and participation among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. The project, led by Vanderbilt University, will run from September 2024 to August 2027. The key products and services to be delivered include developing innovative technologies, intervention protocols,...
This federal Project Grant award of $249,999.00 from 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) supports the University of Massachusetts Boston in preparing diverse personnel to provide related services in assistive technology for people with visual impairments. The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to...
This $9,999,998 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program will fund an integrated, technology-enhanced approach to building capacity for job retention among persons with disabilities in competitive integrated employment. The primary awardee, the University of Wisconsin System, will lead a demonstration project focused on transforming education, career, and...
The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council has been awarded a $2,394,416 Formula Grant under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL). This grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the council to provide comprehensive services to support individuals with developmental disabilities in Massachusetts,...