This federal Project Grant award of $1,750,000 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA# 93.433) supports a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Health and Function of People Aging with Physical Disability. The primary awardee is the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), which is collaborating with the University of Michigan Center for Disability Health and Wellness and the Shepherd Center in Atlanta on this 5-year...
This federal Project Grant award of $249,957.00, 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), will support post-doctoral advanced rehabilitation research training focused on community living and participation. The award was made to the University of Illinois, a major public research university, and will fund a 3-year...
The University of South Carolina received a $113,670 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living on April 1, 2022 to support the South Carolina Expanding the Public Health Workforce within the Disability Network Program. The grant-funded project will provide services through September 30, 2024. Under the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service program (CFDA 93.632), the...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $875,000 over 5 years to the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical) to advance career development and economic self-sufficiency among youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) conducting rigorous and innovative research, 2) developing solutions to...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to advance peer-delivered mental health interventions for young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The grant, titled "ADVANCING PEER-DELIVERED MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: ADAPTING AND TESTING STEPUP PEER PROGRAMMING," will be...
This $199,941 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) will support the development of intelligent mobile robotic assistants to promote independent living, self-esteem, and employment opportunities for individuals with paralysis. The key objectives are to: (a) reduce caregiver strain and dependence through intelligent robotic assistants, (b) increase usability through improved human-robot interface...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY). The grant, titled "Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on People with Disabilities," will fund research and development activities to improve the lives of people with physical...
This federal Project Grant award of $249,930.00 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides funding to Northwestern University from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028 for the ADVANCED REHABILITATION RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM ON DISABILITY AND POLICY. The grant supports comprehensive research and development activities aimed at improving the lives of people with physical and mental disabilities. Key products and services to be...
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 Project Grant award of $1,849,711.00 from 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) supports the Kessler Foundation, Inc. in advancing rehabilitation technologies for ambulation. This 5-year project, starting on September 1, 2024, aims to develop and evaluate new interventions to improve mobility and function for...