Project Grant H328M100003

The University of Illinois Chicago, in partnership with Brandeis University and other collaborators, was awarded a $875,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) to establish the Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC). The FSRTC aims to: 1) bridge aging and disability to advance family support; 2) promote evidence-informed practices for diverse family caregivers; 3) generate new knowledge and policy...

The University of Connecticut received a $351,713 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326). The award is for the "Model Demonstration of Equitable Partnerships Across Tiers and Home (E-PATH)" project, which aims to enhance educational outcomes for...

This federal Project Grant award of $743,412 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), will fund research to evaluate different parent-implemented naturalistic communication intervention (PI-NCI) modalities for improving language outcomes among children of parents with substance use disorders (SUD). The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) a...

This $6,249,983 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program (CFDA 84.373) will support a national technical assistance center to improve states' capacity to collect, report, analyze, and use accurate early childhood and special education data. The center will provide technical assistance and services to states, including maintaining data...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, awarded a $240,000 Project Grant (H79SM089779) to the Parent Support Network of Rhode Island (PSN). This 3-year grant will enable PSN, as the designated statewide family network, to strengthen its capacity to coordinate and deliver peer-to-peer caregiver and...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has awarded a $58,793,660 Formula Grant to the California Department of Developmental Services (CA Dept Of Dev Services), doing business as Porterville Developmental Center, to provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families (CFDA 84.181) program. This 14-month grant, effective from July 1, 2023 to...

This $195,895 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services supports the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center (NDALC), the designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in Nevada. The grant, awarded under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240), will fund NDALC's delivery of comprehensive legal advocacy, rights protection, and support services for people with...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $293,216 Formula Grant to the Center For Legal Advocacy (also known as The Legal Center For People With Disabilities And Older People) in Denver, Colorado. This grant is provided under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240), which supports state-level organizations in delivering legal services, advocacy, and rights protection for individuals with disabilities....

The Center For Legal Advocacy received a $279,752 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to provide advocacy and legal services under the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights program. Commonly known as the PAIR program, this formula grant initiative supports protection and advocacy systems in each state and territory to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities. As the designated...

This federal Project Grant award of $119,999 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, aims to build capacity for family support services in Massachusetts. The key objectives are to: (I) increase the number of well-trained family peer workforce members serving families with children and youth with mental health needs; (II) create an...