Project Grant H326T230047

This Project Grant award of $435,875.00, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310), supports research to determine what information and resources parents and professionals in Pennsylvania need to support language acquisition in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The research team at Temple University will first gather input from inexperienced parents and professionals currently...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $443,000 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Pennsylvania under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, Disability Rights Pennsylvania will provide education, training, assistance and advocacy services to ensure full participation in the...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $615,756 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Pennsylvania under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) federal grant program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, Disability Rights Pennsylvania will provide advocacy and legal representation services to individuals with disabilities in Pennsylvania to protect and...

The Department of Labor & Industry Pa, acting as the Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, received a $9,990,688.97 Project Grant award on October 1, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Education's Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program. This 5-year grant will fund the "Pennsylvania Transition Partners: Pathways to Partnership Demonstration Model" initiative, which aims to improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities in Pennsylvania through innovative...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $1.31 million Formula Grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to provide independent living services to older individuals who are blind under the Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind federal grant program (CFDA 84.177). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Services include any independent living services...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides $625.77 million to the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027) to support the delivery of special education and related services to children with disabilities in Pennsylvania from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds various intermediate units and school districts...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Education a $176,780,271 Special Education Grants to States (CFDA 84.027) formula grant for the period of July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. This federal grant funding supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of specialized educational initiatives and services for children with disabilities across Pennsylvania. Key activities include creating...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded a $500,000 block grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc. (Sopa) for the FY23 SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY PROJECT. This funding, from August 2023 to July 2024, will support Sopa's implementation of community projects. As a sub-recipient, Sopa has also delivered unified school programs, health and fitness initiatives, and diabetes...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $1,400,000 Project Grant under the Assistive Technology Act (CFDA 93.464) program to the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF). This funding will support PATF's efforts to: 1) maintain and grow its diversified assistive technology (AT) loan portfolio in Pennsylvania, 2) expand AT lending programs and reach more communities in need across Kentucky, 3) develop a pilot artificial...

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...