Project Grant B08SPCA0149

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 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...

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 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 Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $7,805,939 Project Grant under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) to the Regents of the University of Idaho. The 5-year award, titled "ECLIPSE: Employment Capacity Leveraged Through Inclusive Post-Secondary Education," aims to support innovative activities that improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The grant includes sub-awards to...

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...

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $389,672.00 was provided by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). The award is for developing and evaluating an integrated, collaborative inclusion program for students with and without emotional and behavioral challenges. The project will be conducted by New York University (NYU) from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. NYU will...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $420,000 Project Grant to SW IL Planning through the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The three-year award running from April 2021 through March 2024 will support regional planning and local technical assistance services. Through this funding, SW IL Planning will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of the...

The University of Massachusetts Boston's Institute for Community Inclusion received a $1,000,000 Project Grant 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) (FCTC)". The project aims to generate knowledge to improve postsecondary education...