Project Grant 90RTEM0011
- The Center on Disability Employment Policy (DEP) - The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, in partnership with Cornell, Harvard, and Rutgers Universities, Mathematica, and knowledge dissemination partners, was awarded a $925,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program. Over the next 5 years, the goal of this Research and Rehabilitation Training Center (RRTC) is to implement a comprehensive...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $257,612 to the University of California, Davis to conduct a pilot trial of the Individualized Placement and Support (IPS) model for supported employment of autistic adults in the community. The goal is to address the high unemployment rates among autistic adults by evaluating the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of the IPS...
- The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a 5-year, $999,960 project grant to the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model in improving employment outcomes for adults with autism in Kentucky. The project aims to: (1) identify adaptations to the IPS model...
- The University of Illinois has been awarded a $924,817 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to establish a 5-year Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on the health and function of people with serious mental health conditions. The key objectives of this RRTC project are to develop and test interventions for improving health and function, explore trajectories of children with mental health...
- The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), part of the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Boston. The grant will support the expansion of the Rapid Engagement Team Approach (RETA), an evidence-based practice to improve employment and wage outcomes for individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The key objectives are to: a) package the RETA...
- The University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), in partnership with the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), received a 5-year, $500,000 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433. The program aims to diversify the field of intellectual and developmental disability (IDD)...
- The University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), in partnership with the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), has been awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) program. The three-year project will assess how the characteristics and service delivery models of Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) impact competitive integrated employment...
- The University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to conduct a 5-year project titled "From College to Career: Strengthening Employment Outcomes After Postsecondary Education for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)." The project aims to generate knowledge to improve postsecondary education...
- This Project Grant award of $499,996 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) will support Rutgers University in conducting a randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of an enhanced Supported Education (SED) program integrated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) delivered via telehealth for post-secondary students with serious mental health conditions. The goal is to enhance educational attainment and...
- The Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (CKTER) was awarded a $1,200,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program, a division of the Administration for Community Living. The purpose of CKTER is to ensure that disability employment research is made accessible to key stakeholders, including people with disabilities, their families, support professionals, researchers, vocational rehabilitation...
RRTC ON IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS - THE CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION, WITH ITS NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS, WILL CONDUCT A REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER (RRTC) ON IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI). THE GOAL OF THE RRTC IS TO CONDUCT A COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION THAT BUILD ON THE EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES PROPOSE TO: 1) CONDUCT AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES IN THE USE OF PEER SUPPORT IN IPS; 2) DEVELOP AND TEST THE INCREMENTAL EFFECTIVENESS OF AN AI TECHNOLOGY TO ACT AS A WORK COACH TO AUGMENT IPS; 3) TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF INDIVIDUALS IN FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS PROGRAMS THROUGH A TRIAL OF COGNITIVE SELF-MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; 4) TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES ON EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES. WE WILL CONDUCT TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES AND INCREASE UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH: 1) IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER; 2) CONDUCTING A TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH PEER SUPPORT; 3) IMPLEMENTATION OF A COURSE FOR FAMILIES SUPPORTING RELATIVES WITH SMI, WITH ATTENTION TO THE ROLE OF EMPLOYMENT; 4) PREPARING PROVIDERS THROUGH PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING TO SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SMI; AND, 5) PROVIDING ENHANCED ONLINE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DESIGNED TO HELP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT IN RECOVERY PLANNING. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: INCREASED AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF PROMISING AUGMENTATIONS TO IPS; INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT IN CURRENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PRODUCTS SUCH AS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, RESEARCH BRIEFS, INTERVENTIONS AND CURRICULA, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $874.9k | 6/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $874.5k | 7/25/24 | ||
| Not listed | $874.5k | 7/25/24 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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KC3985S | University Of Illinois | Project Grant 90RTEM0011 | $35.4k | 3/10/25 | |
4500005179S | Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. | Project Grant 90RTEM0011 | $57.0k | 10/31/24 | |
4500005175S | University Of Texas At Austin | Project Grant 90RTEM0011 | $45.5k | 10/25/24 | |
4500005166S | Trustees Of Dartmouth College | Project Grant 90RTEM0011 | $33.2k | 10/23/24 |