This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which administers the CFDA 93.433 program. The award is titled "RAPID ENGAGEMENT TEAM APPROACH (RETA): EXPANDING IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING SSDI" and will be performed by the University of Massachusetts Boston over the period of September 1, 2025 to...
This Project Grant award of $249,957 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program, supports post-doctoral advanced rehabilitation research training focused on community living and participation. The award to the University of Illinois will fund research, development, and training initiatives over a 3-year period from June...
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, has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Cornell University to conduct research on "Employer Attitudes and Practices Towards Hiring Justice-Involved Individuals with Disabilities: Improving Employer Engagement with Vocational Rehabilitation and Workforce Systems". This 3-year grant, effective September 1, 2025, aims to improve...
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 Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) under the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program. The grant, which runs from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2028, will support AIR's "Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research" project. The project aims to improve the...
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...
The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical) was awarded a $2,625,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under the ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program. The goal of this 5-year project is to advance career development and economic self-sufficiency among youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions (TAY). Key...
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,...
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)",...