Project Grant 90EI0924

Westat, Inc. was awarded a $17.28 million block grant from the Social Security Administration's Social Security Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 96.007) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. The grant will fund the first randomized controlled trial in the U.S. to combine Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment with supportive housing services. IPS is an evidence-based approach to employment services for individuals with disabilities. The trial...

Federal Grant Award Summary Action Toward Independence Inc. received a $196,954 formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. As a consumer-controlled, community-based Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving New York, the organization delivers five core independent living services to individuals...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology, Inc. (FAAST) received a $690,389 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Assistive Technology program (CFDA 93.464) for the period of September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award supports the expansion of FAAST's Assistive Financing Program (AFP) to reduce accessibility barriers for individuals with disabilities through enhanced...

The federal Formula Grant award of $298,961.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program (CFDA 93.432) supports the delivery of core independent living services by Access To Independence of San Diego, Inc. These services include peer support, information and referral, individual and systems advocacy, independent living skills training, and transition assistance to help individuals with...

Federal Grant Award Summary Access To Independence, Inc. received a $360,295 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) for the period of September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. As a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider serving a four-county region in Wisconsin, the organization delivers five core independent living services to...

Federal Grant Award Summary Access To Independence Of San Diego, Inc. received a $656,332 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) on September 30, 2025. The award funds California operations through September 29, 2027, as part of the statewide network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) supporting individuals with significant disabilities. The organization...

Federal Grant Award Summary The American Institutes for Research (AIR) received a $1.2 million Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This five-year initiative, titled "Medicaid HCBS (Home & Community-Based Services) Waitlist Assessment and Person-Centered Support for People with I/DD (WAPS-I/DD)," applies an inclusive research and...

This $749,685 National Science Foundation project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) will fund the development of an Automated, Integrated, Multimodal Software (AIMS) system to improve inclusive access to information for persons with disabilities. Saint Louis University leads a consortium that includes software companies Vital, Unar Labs, and Viewplus Technologies to build a unified framework for authoring, converting, and delivering accessible content...

Federal Grant Award Summary Objective ED, Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), administered under CFDA 93.433, effective June 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The awardee will develop Financial Fitness Adventures (FFA), a computer-based accessible interactive fiction (AIF) learning system designed to teach financial literacy concepts to visually impaired high school students ages 14-18....

Federal Grant Award Summary Access To Independence Of San Diego, Inc. received a $602,248 formula grant award from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) for the period of September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. This funding supports the organization's operations as a consumer-controlled, community-based center providing comprehensive independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in...