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...
This $9,999,998 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program will fund an integrated, technology-enhanced approach to building capacity for job retention among persons with disabilities in competitive integrated employment. The primary awardee, the University of Wisconsin System, will lead a demonstration project focused on transforming education, career, and...
The U.S. Department of Education's Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) has awarded a $10,000,000.00 project grant to the Education & Early Development Alaska DEP Administrative Services Division, a division of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. This 5-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2028, will support innovative activities aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with disabilities in Alaska. The grant recipient, as the state...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) provides $10,000,000.00 over a period of 5 years, starting on October 1, 2024, to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The purpose of this grant is to transform systems so that justice-involved youth with disabilities can thrive through a multilevel system of reintegration supports. DPI will...
The University of Massachusetts Boston was awarded a $250,000 federal Project Grant 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). The grant, titled "A NEW VISION FORWARD: THE DIVERSE PERSONNEL PREPARATION FOR TEACHER OF STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS", will support the development of degree...
The federal Project Grant award of $115,000.00 was issued by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Services Demonstration and Training Programs (CFDA 84.235). The grant was awarded to CAL State La University Auxiliary Services Inc. (UAS) on October 1, 2024 with a completion date of September 30, 2025. The award will fund a project titled "Culturally Responsive Experts Using AI to Enhance (Create!) Braille Literacy...
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $10,000,000 Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) project grant to the Vermont Agency of Human Services. The 5-year grant, beginning October 1, 2023, will fund the "Vermont Pathways to Partnership" initiative, which aims to improve outcomes for individuals with disabilities in Vermont. The grant includes two sub-awards: one to Resource: A Nonprofit Community Enterprise, Inc. to implement the Vermont Pathways to Partnership program,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded Digital Promise Global, a non-profit organization, a $251,621.52 Project Grant under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). This grant, awarded on November 6, 2023, supports scientifically rigorous research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. Through this funding, Digital Promise Global will...
The Illinois Department of Human Service has been awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) to implement the "Pathways to Partnerships: Improving Transition Outcomes of Illinois Students with Disabilities" initiative. This 5-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023, will fund innovative activities to enhance education, vocational rehabilitation, and independent living services for individuals with...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $9,961,460 Project Grant under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for the "ACCESS-TECHNOLOGY: ADVANCING CAREER CHOICES FOR EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS IN TECHNOLOGY" initiative. This 5-year project (October 2024 - September 2029) aims to improve employment, education, and transition outcomes for individuals with disabilities by developing...