Project Grant AID169F1300002

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to Cornell University's Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability and The Worker Institute. The three-year research project aims to identify policies, programs, and practices needed to support home care workers and care recipients with disabilities to participate in and retain employment. Key objectives include understanding how...

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 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to conduct a three-year research project titled "Assessing the Impact of Community Rehabilitation Provider (CRP) Characteristics and Service Delivery Models on Employment." The...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) provides $300,000 to Self Regional Healthcare (SRH) to lead the Lakelands Collaborative Care Initiative in South Carolina. The project aims to expand chronic care management (CCM) services for rural residents...

This $3,150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Social Security Research and Demonstration grant program (CFDA 96.007) will fund a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab and the Illinois State Treasurer's Office. The study aims to promote the take-up and use of ABLE accounts among Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois, with the goal of improving...

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to address Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waitlists and improve community living and participation for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The key objectives of this 5-year project are to: (1) examine the effects of Medicaid policies on HCBS waitlists, service...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program to The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville) to modernize and expand North Carolina's No Wrong Door (NWD) system for accessing long-term services and supports (LTSS). The project, titled "Enhancing State No Wrong Door Systems for...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $923,552 to Unmute Enterprise Inc. to develop and evaluate the Culturally Affirming Racial Equity (CARE) Framework. The CARE Framework is an innovative, process-focused, and modular approach that aims to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and reduce treatment disparities for racial/ethnic minority patients seeking mental health services. The key...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded a $230,000 Project Grant under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program (CFDA 93.647) to Children Unlimited, Inc. in Conway, NH. The award, effective August 31, 2024 through August 30, 2025, will fund a project to stabilize and improve the quality of child care in northern New Hampshire. The SSRD program promotes research and demonstration initiatives focused on...

Westat, Inc. was awarded a $17.28 million block grant from the Social Security Administration's Social Security Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 96.007) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. The grant will fund the first randomized controlled trial in the U.S. to combine Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment with supportive housing services. IPS is an evidence-based approach to employment services for individuals with disabilities. The trial...

New Age Services Corporation was awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812). The award will fund the Rescue and Recovery Community Reentry Project for Men of Color, which aims to establish a sustainable system of care for 150 adult incarcerated persons with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders in Cook County, Illinois over...