Project Grant H326T180021

The Massachusetts Commission For The Blind (MCFB) was awarded a $659,796 Formula Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind program (CFDA 84.177). The grant will fund independent living services for older individuals who are blind in Boston, MA from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Services include those described in 34 CFR Section...

The Department of Education New Hampshire has been awarded a $225,000 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (CFDA 84.177) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. This grant provides funding to deliver comprehensive independent living services for older individuals experiencing blindness or visual impairment in the state of New Hampshire. The...

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...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has awarded a $356,949 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (CFDA 84.177) program to the Connecticut Department of Aging & Disability Services. This 1-year grant, valid from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will provide comprehensive independent living services to support older adults experiencing blindness or visual...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $225,000 Formula Grant to the New Hampshire Department of Education under the Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind program (CFDA 84.177). The funding will support the provision of independent living services described in 34 CFR Section 367.3(b) to older individuals who are blind in New Hampshire from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Services may...

The Massachusetts Commission For The Blind (MCFB) received a $294,618 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments program (CFDA 84.426). The grant provides financial relief and restoration payments to offset losses incurred by blind vendors participating in the Randolph-Sheppard program during calendar year 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $505,740.07 Project Grant under the "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" program (CFDA 93.173) to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. (Bidmc) in Boston, MA. The grant, which runs from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2028, will fund research to use high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation guided by electrophysiology and diffusion tensor imaging to treat verbal...

This $218,999 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program supports the Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut, Inc. (DNEC), a nonprofit organization that specializes in providing independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities in Eastern Connecticut. The grant funds core independent living services delivered by DNEC, including peer...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $225,000 under the Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind federal grant program (CFDA 84.177) to the Blind New Mexico Commission For for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the designated state agency, the Blind New Mexico Commission For will deliver independent living services described in 34 CFR Section 367.3(b) of the program...

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $203,304 Project Grant to Portland State University on September 1, 2024 under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (CFDA 84.325) program. The purpose of this 12-month project, titled "TOUCH-BASED O & M WITH DEAFBLIND TO AFFECT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (TODAS)", is to enhance the preparation of personnel...