This federal Project Grant award of $249,999.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) supports the University of Massachusetts Boston in preparing diverse personnel to provide related services in assistive technology for people with visual impairments. The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to...
This Project Grant award of $600,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Higher Education Institutional Aid program (CFDA 84.031) supports the "ADVANCED VIRTUAL REALITY -ASSISTED LEARNING FOR STEM EDUCATION: ENHANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC STUDENTS WITH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES" initiative. The award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will be administered by the Dominguez Hills Foundation California State...
The University of South Florida was awarded a $9,914,983 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program. The grant, titled "Delivering Innovative Vocational Education Through Virtual Reality Technology (DIVE-VRT)", aims to develop innovative activities that improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for individuals with disabilities. As part of this...
The federal Project Grant award of $143,764.00 was provided by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the RESERV-OPS: Related Services Training Program for Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language...
This federal Project Grant award for $247,927.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant, titled "PROJECT REAL: PREPARING RESPONSIVE AND EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE LEADERS IN EI/ECSE", will be performed by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) from October 1, 2024 to September...
This Project Grant award of $8,170,233 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) supports an Accelerated VR Training and Capacity Building Program. The program aims to improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for individuals with disabilities through innovative strategies. Key products and services to be delivered include: Knowledge development, training, and dissemination...
This $223,931.22 federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program (CFDA 84.129), supports Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA to develop a training program that prepares professionals to provide vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. The award, effective from August 26, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to address personnel...
This Project Grant award of $550,089.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) supports the development and deployment of fully automated virtual-reality-based training modules for special education teachers. Over the 4-year program, the principal investigator at Vanderbilt University will collaborate with research teams at Mississippi State University and Utah State University to design,...
This federal Project Grant award of $136,180 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The grant will be used by Northern Arizona University to enhance social work education and training to improve services and outcomes for children with disabilities. The project aims to develop specialized...
This Project Grant award of $982,445.59 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). The award, made on April 16, 2025, supports scientific research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. The primary awardee, the University of South Florida, will conduct rigorous research initiatives...