Project Grant H327C040055

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 awarded a $1,799,999 project grant to Utah State University (USU) to operate the National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI). The grant, which runs from October 2024 to September 2025, supports the development and implementation of technological solutions to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities. As the prime grantee, USU will leverage its...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) to Texas Tech University System. The grant, titled "PROJECT MAPVI: MULTICULTURALLY ADEPT PROFESSIONALS IN VISUAL IMPAIRMENT", will be used to develop a degree program and training initiatives aimed at preparing special education,...

This Project Grant award of $488,662 from the Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences' Research in Special Education (CFDA 84.324) program supports research dissemination activities from January 2021 through January 2022. As the prime awardee, Child Trends, Inc. will leverage its Child Trends News Service project to strategically communicate special education research funded by IES to parents and teachers through local television news reports and broader networks. Under two...

This $277,741 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (CFDA 84.325 - Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities) was awarded to North Carolina Central University on September 1, 2024. The project, titled "TECHNOLOGY-INFUSED INSTRUCTION AND EVALUATION IN ORIENTATION & MOBILITY", aims to enhance the preparation of personnel who work with infants,...

The Department of Education Nebraska has been awarded a $853,469 Formula Grant under the ACL Assistive Technology (CFDA 93.464) program, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. This two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the state's comprehensive initiatives to improve access to assistive technology devices and services for individuals with disabilities across their lifespan. The grant will enable the...

The Maryland Technology Assistance Program has been awarded a $966,350 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Assistive Technology (CFDA 93.464) federal grant program. This grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the Maryland Technology Assistance Program to deliver a comprehensive statewide initiative to improve access to assistive technology devices and services for...

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...

The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.327), funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The project, titled "PROJECT ISTAR: AN INTEGRATED, STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY-BASED ADAPTIVE WRITING PROGRAM," will develop and implement an innovative, technology-based writing intervention...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.327) provides $374,334 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI) tools to minimize text complexity and improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The project, titled "Minimizing...