Project Grant H328M100004

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) provides $680,177 to Lehigh University for the "PARENTS PLUS EN ESPANOL" project. The award, with a performance period from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025, supports the development of a culturally and linguistically responsive version of the "Parents Plus" program to improve educational and developmental...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $712,096 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc. (doing business as Influents Innovations) to develop and evaluate the "Talk Parenting" (TP) program. TP is a smart speaker-based application that provides in-situ support to parents of 3-5 year old children in building healthy family...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant to the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, doing business as the Protection & Advocacy Agency of Hawaii, under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240). This grant provides funding for the Center to deliver a comprehensive range of legal services, advocacy, and rights protection for individuals with disabilities in Hawaii. The grant...

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...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will fund the development and evaluation of an evidence-based online parenting training program for LGBTQ+ families. The $567,052 award to Iris Media Inc., doing business as Trifoia, will support the creation of eLearning modules and user engagement tools for the "Evidence-Based Parent Training for...

This $691,814 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.831 - Children of Incarcerated Parents) supports the Vanderburgh Parenting Reentry Program implemented by the Vanderburgh County Superior Court in Indiana. The program aims to improve services for incarcerated individuals, their children, and families, with a focus on serving marginalized Black, Haitian, and Latino communities. Key initiatives include...

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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a 3-year, $240,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Allegheny Family Network (AFN), a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grant aims to enhance family engagement in the behavioral health system for children in Pennsylvania over the next three years. Key products and services include:...