Project Grant 90EI0960

This $3,150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Social Security Research and Demonstration grant program (CFDA 96.007) will fund a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab and the Illinois State Treasurer's Office. The study aims to promote the take-up and use of ABLE accounts among Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois, with the goal of improving...

Summary Objective ED, Inc. received a $300,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), CFDA 93.433, awarded June 1, 2025, with completion by August 31, 2026. The primary deliverable is Financial Fitness Adventures (FFA), an accessible interactive fiction (AIF) computer-based learning system designed to improve financial literacy among visually impaired high school...

Federal Grant Award Summary Action Toward Independence Inc. received a $196,954 formula grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award supports a two-year performance period through September 29, 2027, and enables the organization to operate as a Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving individuals with significant disabilities in New...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Escuela De Integracion, Formacion Deportiva, Expresion Artistica Y Desarrollo Laboral (EIFODEC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) on September 1, 2023. The grant supports EIFODEC's community-led initiatives to create economic and social opportunities for people with disabilities, especially children and youth, in Cochabamba, Bolivia and nationally. Key activities include building the...

This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Inter-American Foundation's (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA 85.750) supports the Association D'Aide DES Techniciens En Physiotherapie Pour Les Personnes Handicapees (AATPH) in delivering physical therapy, community outreach, job skills training, and microcredit access for people with disabilities in Haiti from April 2022 to April 2024. Specifically, the grantee AATPH aims to improve quality of life and social...

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...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) awarded a $9,999,997.00 Project Grant under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program to National Disability Institute Inc., a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization. The five-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will support the "INCLUSIVE VENTURES: 21ST CENTURY STRATEGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES" initiative. This project aims to...

Disability Action Center Northwest Inc. (DACNW) received a $514,698 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) on September 30, 2025. The award, which extends through September 29, 2027, supports DACNW's operation as a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider delivering core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $154,600 Project Grant to the Abilities Foundation, a non-profit organization in Jamaica. The award period is from September 1, 2023 to September 1, 2025. Through this grant, the Abilities Foundation will work to increase food security among people with disabilities in Jamaica through sustainable agriculture training, strengthen the organization's social enterprise, and increase public...

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...