The University of Pittsburgh has been awarded a $599,982 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433), a program of the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant, titled "Mobilizing Communities for Inclusive App Development," aims to support the development and distribution of mobile applications for use by people with disabilities. The 5-year project, which began on...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh to enhance driving capacity with assistive and rehabilitation technologies. The project will run from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. NIDILRR's Federal Grant Program 93.433 supports research, development, and training projects aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities...
This Project Grant award of $249,957 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, supports post-doctoral advanced rehabilitation research training focused on community living and participation. The award to the University of Illinois will fund research, development, and training initiatives over a 3-year period from June...
This $3,699,480 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) will fund the "Participatory Assistive, Inclusive and Responsible Technology (PAIR-TECH)" program at the University of Washington from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2029. The program aims to develop and validate innovative assistive technologies to improve the lives of people with disabilities through a participatory, inclusive, and...
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 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to Carnegie Mellon University will focus on increasing the accessibility of delivery robots. The $200,000 award, with a period of performance from September 2024 to August 2027, will support technical advances in robot physical design, robot behaviors, and delivery methods, as well as efforts to facilitate data sharing by delivery robots to support independent...
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...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $249,725 Project Grant to The Ohio State University on September 1, 2025. The grant will fund a 3-year project focused on the translation of findings related to wheelchair follow-up, repair, and maintenance. The research aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities by developing practical solutions and advancing the...
The University of Illinois received a $250,000 Project Grant award 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 grant, titled "ACCESSIBLE CITIES FOR ALL: TRANSLATING KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT BETTER ADA IMPLEMENTATION", aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities by conducting research, development,...
The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a $159,000 Project Grant 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 grant, awarded on May 7, 2025, with a final completion date of April 30, 2027, will fund a study to examine the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of combining strategy training (ST) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) versus ST...