Project Grant H327S260020
- Federal Grant Award Summary: Words in Illinois The University of Illinois received an $11.04 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) on January 1, 2026, with a completion date of December 31, 2030. The "Words in Illinois" initiative represents an Expansion Grant focused on scaling evidence-based literacy interventions designed to improve...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $294,477 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The IPASS (Interdisciplinary Preparation for Adapted Physical Education and Speech Language Pathology Scholars) initiative provides research-based...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Illinois received a $493,400 Project Grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305), awarded on September 30, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2026. The project, titled "SkillTree: Scalable Personalized Learning with LLM-Linked Custom Knowledge Graphs," develops artificial intelligence-enhanced educational tools that leverage large...
- CAREER INNOVATIONS PROJECT – FEDERAL GRANT AWARD SUMMARY The University of Illinois received a Project Grant award of $711,104.36 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program (CFDA 84.263) on October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. The award supports the development and demonstration of innovative training programs designed to enhance the capacity of vocational rehabilitation professionals...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research received a $398,388 Project Grant award from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.327) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Titled "UFLIAI: Advancing Foundational Literacy with Artificial Intelligence," this project leverages...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $399,898 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.327) for the project "Universal Inference Galaxy: Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Early Language Comprehension Instructional Technology." The award, effective October 1, 2025, through...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Florida received a $982,445.59 Project Grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324), awarded on April 16, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2027. This grant supports scientifically rigorous research aimed at improving educational outcomes for children with disabilities. The primary research initiative involves examining the validity of a nonspeech, dynamic...
- The University of Iowa was awarded a $664,802 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education federal grant program (CFDA 84.324). The grant will support the development and implementation of varied practice reading interventions for middle school students with or at risk for reading disabilities from July 2021 through December 2022 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Research in Special Education program aims to fund scientific...
- CHAT-ABLE Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Irvine received a $400,000 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.327) for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. The award funds the development and demonstration of CHAT-ABLE (Conversational Help for Advancing Text Comprehension Through AI-Based Literacy...
The University of Illinois received a $376,891 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.327) for the project "Writing for Reading: A Technology-Based Approach to Literacy Growth." The award, effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, supports the development and demonstration of technology-based educational interventions designed to enhance literacy outcomes for students with disabilities. This aligns with the program's primary objective of promoting accessible educational technology and materials under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project delivers technology-driven literacy instruction and assessment tools to improve reading proficiency among students with disabilities through innovation in accessible educational media. As a major research institution with substantial federal research capacity, the University of Illinois will leverage its research and development capabilities to advance the accessibility and effectiveness of technology-based literacy interventions for this target population. The one-year project period reflects OSERS's typical funding model for educational technology demonstration projects within this program.Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $376.9k | 5/14/26 |