Project Grant B05SPOH0922

The Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) received a $2,999,814 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The award supports the "Center for Advancing Elementary Science through Assessment, Research and Technology (CAESART)" project, which aims to improve elementary science education outcomes through research, assessment development, and...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,638,942 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), a non-profit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. This 5-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, supports IDRA's TECHXPERTS project, which focuses on developing and implementing innovative, evidence-based educational interventions to improve...

This $249,510 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 - National Leadership Grants) will enable Simmons University School of Library and Information Science (LIS) to implement a nationwide curriculum-sharing system for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) courses. The project will: Conduct an EDI audit of LIS curricula and provide free training on EDI tools; Develop a platform for LIS programs to share EDI-focused courses, allowing students to seamlessly...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) a $4,437,320 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to implement "DATA ADVENTURES: A MOBILE MAKERSPACE TO PROMOTE DATA LITERACY, DIGITAL STORYTELLING, AND INTEREST IN DATA SCIENCE". This 5-year project, beginning on January 1, 2024 and running through December 31, 2028, will create a mobile makerspace to...

This federal Project Grant award of $189,673.56 from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education is for the "Research in Special Education" program (CFDA 84.324). The award supports scientifically rigorous research aimed at improving educational outcomes for children with disabilities. The research to be conducted by the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois will contribute to solving early intervention and education challenges associated with...

This $459,995 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) supports a comparative exploration of IDEA racial equity policy to inform research, policy, and practice. The award was made to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) - Hunter College, a non-profit educational institution, with a performance period from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2025. The...

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...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Objective ED, Inc. on June 1, 2025 for the "BUDDYBOOKS WITH COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC READING FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM" initiative. The goal of this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to demonstrate the feasibility of using AI-assisted collaborative strategic reading to improve reading skills for students with Autism Spectrum...

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop the Innovative Disability Employment Advancement with Leading-Edge Technology (IDEAL) virtual toolkit and Promoting Accommodation Resource and Technology Needs and Rights (PARTNERS) AI conversational tool. This 5-year project aims to improve employment...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $100,000 to Kidvokit, Inc. to design and prototype an AI-powered progress monitoring tool for children with dyslexia on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). The goal is to improve educational outcomes by consolidating complex progress data from IEPs and assessments into a clear, chronological format with AI-generated insights. Key products to be...