This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under CFDA Program 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research, aims to develop and evaluate a culturally and linguistically adapted treatment program for Latino young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and co-occurring mental health conditions. The $132,033 award will fund a research plan to: 1) finalize the Iniciando! LA ADULTEZ treatment...
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 the University of Texas at Austin. The grant, titled "SALUD: Supporting Access to Learning, Understanding, and Healthy Development for Latinx Adults with ID," will be executed from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The project aims to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program within the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $199,999 Project Grant to the University of North Texas (UNT), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to explore and identify the life situation capability priorities for improved community living of older adults (aged 55+) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) Identify and characterize...
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 identify activities that can improve outcomes for autistic youth. The award, which runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, supports research, development, and training projects aimed at enhancing the lives of people with disabilities across domains such as community living,...
This federal Project Grant award of $187,772 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), will support a study to characterize patterns of caregiver engagement among Latino families in early intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The key objectives are to: (1) examine multidimensional caregiver engagement (attitudinal and behavioral dimensions) by ethnicity,...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $710,632 Project Grant under CFDA 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" to the University of Texas at Austin. The 5-year grant, titled "Identifying and Distinguishing Early Indicators of Autism in Latino Children (IDEAL)," aims to: 1) Identify and distinguish Latino children's language and communication profiles; 2) Assess the developmental trajectories of...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $160,687 to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a Spanish-language version of the "Unstuck and on Target" executive functioning intervention with Spanish-speaking neurodivergent children and their families in Mexico and Colorado. The project aims to pilot the intervention in the U.S. and gather contextual...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The $1,339,013.47 grant, awarded on August 23, 2024, will fund the "EMERGE: Early Markers of Expressive and Receptive (Language) Growth in Ethnically Diverse Autistic Toddlers" research project. The goal of this study is to understand the measures...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which is part of the Administration for Community Living, has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Arlington. The grant is for the project "Improving Community Living and Participation Among Youth in Long-Term Care: A Unique Court Approach" and will be carried out from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028. The project aims to develop and evaluate innovative...
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...