This $249,930 Project Grant was awarded on June 1, 2025 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 grant was awarded to Northwestern University to support the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Program on Disability and Policy. The program aims to generate new knowledge, develop innovative technologies, and...
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,...
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 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) was awarded a $199,999 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program, a part of the Administration for Community Living within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, titled "Participation of People with Disabilities in Research: A Participatory Approach Mixed-Methods Study and Monitoring Dashboard," aims to improve the lives of people with...
This $249,957 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under its CFDA Program 93.433 - ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. The grant supports the NIDILRR Post-Doctoral Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation, with a performance period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028. The grant aims to generate...
The University of Washington was awarded a $809,336 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will fund research on school-based paraeducator education and engagement at recess for students with disabilities. As part of this grant, the University of Oregon has been awarded a sub-grant of an undisclosed amount to provide specialized...
The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Washington $370,593 under the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) Formula Grant program (CFDA 84.240) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The PAIR program provides funding to protection and advocacy systems in each state and territory to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities. Disability Rights Washington will use...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) will fund a 3-year research project to assess the experiences of LGBTQ+ people with disabilities using the National Survey on Health and Disability. The project aims to generate new knowledge and inform interventions to improve the community living, health, and employment outcomes for this population. The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc., a...
This $287,500 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) to Assistech Systems LLC (doing business as Cognitopia) will support the development of a person-centered approach to emergency preparedness for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The goal is to create technological solutions that facilitate emergency planning, response, and recovery for this population....
The University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) was awarded a $250,000 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 program (CFDA 93.433). The grant, awarded on June 1, 2025, will support the ADVANCED REHABILITATION RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM: EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. The...