Project Grant ARC22C20965

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports a 3-year formative evaluation and evaluability assessment of the Atlanta Regional Commission's behavioral health coaching program for adults with disabilities living in subsidized housing. The Georgia State University Research Foundation, partnering with the Atlanta Regional Commission, Emory University, and other local organizations, will apply a...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $920,882 and awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), will fund an evaluation of the K-5 Second Step social-emotional learning program and bully prevention unit. The study will assess the impact of these programs on youth violence and school climate among students with and at-risk for disability identification. The University of Missouri System...

This federal Project Grant award, 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), aims to strengthen the evidence base for occupational therapy consultation to enhance arts and recreation participation among people with neurodevelopmental disorders. The $197,312 award to Dominican University of California will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $541,455 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to Seattle Children's Hospital to update school-based measurement of organization, time management, and planning skills for the modern secondary classroom. The project involves developing and piloting improved assessment tools for these critical executive function skills in secondary school students. Seattle...

The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded a $558,265 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.324 - Research in Special Education) to develop and validate a social, emotional, and behavioral risk screener for early childhood. The project will run from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The goal of this research effort is to generate actionable insights that can enhance educational practices, policies, and support systems for...

This $208,420 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to the Georgia State University Research Foundation. The award supports a 4-year research project to understand the challenges that low-skilled adults in the U.S. face when engaging with digital assessments for adaptive problem-solving skills. The project involves developing and piloting think-aloud...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $689,752 to conduct an experimental study of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) model. The RPC model aims to improve engagement between state policymakers and the research community, build policymakers' awareness and value of research on child abuse and neglect (CAN) prevention, and increase...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Justice, under the Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560), provides $136,485 to Temple University to conduct a qualitative study examining the factors that influence service utilization by vulnerable populations in the context of a street outreach co-response program. The study will engage with key stakeholders, including police officers, outreach workers, and program clients, through...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant awarded under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $697,718 to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to expand the functionality of MetaReviewer, a free, web-based software tool that supports the conduct of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in STEM education research. The project will develop three new key features in MetaReviewer: (a) a literature search portal to manage literature search...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $176,532 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to study approaches for propensity score matching in multilevel educational settings. The award period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. AIR will serve as the prime awardee and will collaborate with the University of California, Los...