The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $500,000 Project Grant titled "The Dignity of Work: Creating Pathways to Improved Employment Outcomes for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities." The grant, awarded to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR), a prominent non-profit research organization, aims to support research,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a component of the Administration for Community Living, provides $250,000.00 to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. The funding supports a project titled "CHANGING SYSTEMS AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT ON INCLUSIVE RESEARCH TEAMS" with a period of performance from Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31,...
The University of Massachusetts Boston was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to strengthen employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities after postsecondary education. The grant, titled "From College to Career: Strengthening Employment Outcomes After Postsecondary Education for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) (FCTC)",...
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...
This federal Project Grant award for $3,500,000.00 was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research program (CFDA 93.433). The award will support a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) focused on improving employment outcomes for transition-age youth with disabilities. The RRTC is being led by Virginia Commonwealth University...
This $140,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Community Living's (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) will support the development of "Augmented Reality Enhanced Supported Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities". The project aims to improve employment outcomes for this population through the use of augmented reality technologies. Funded from...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program within the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $287,500 Project Grant to Objective ED, Inc. on June 1, 2025. The grant funds the "Kids Like Me Bookshelf" project, which uses generative AI to co-write role-model stories that improve self-determination skills for students with vision impairments. The project aims to develop an interactive digital platform that enables...
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,...
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 within the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Cornell University to support the "MAKING WORK, WORK: QUALITY WORK AND QUALITY CARE TO SUPPORT LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION OF CARE WORKERS AND CARE RECIPIENTS" project. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, will fund research, development, and training initiatives aimed at improving...