Project Grant PD10350023

This $3,150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Social Security Research and Demonstration grant program (CFDA 96.007) will fund a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab and the Illinois State Treasurer's Office. The study aims to promote the take-up and use of ABLE accounts among Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois, with the goal of improving...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $442,308 cooperative agreement to the Red Cliff Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Of Wisconsin under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary program (CFDA 93.592). The purpose of this award is to fund a wide range of discretionary activities to improve the capacity of organizations, government entities, and communities to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $10,000,000 Project Grant under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The grant, entitled "Transforming Systems so that Justice-Involved Youth with Disabilities Can Thrive: A Multilevel System of Reintegration Supports," aims to develop innovative strategies and evidence-based practices to improve employment, education, and...

This $7,686,533 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630) supports Disability Rights California (DRC) in providing comprehensive legal advocacy, support services, and rights protection for individuals with various disabilities across the state of California. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30,...

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) was awarded a $1,999,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045). The grant funds will be used to implement the Rapid Employment and Development Initiative (READI) program, an evidence-based model focused on reducing violence among high-risk individuals in three target communities in Allegheny County,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded a $860,162 Formula Grant under the State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services program (CFDA 93.873) to Disability Rights California (DRC). This 2-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, enables DRC to provide comprehensive legal advocacy, support services, and rights protection for individuals with traumatic brain injuries in the state of California. Specifically, DRC leverages this federal...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Disabilities awarded a $324,175 Formula Grant to Disability Options Network, a non-profit organization in New Castle, Pennsylvania. This two-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, supports Disability Options Network's delivery of independent living services under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program. The key products and services provided through this grant funding include peer...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the National Resource Center On Domestic Violence, Inc. under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary program (CFDA 93.592) for the period of March 15, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Under this award, the National Resource Center On Domestic Violence, Inc. will provide a wide range of discretionary activities including resource information,...

The federal Formula Grant award of $1,943,854.00 was provided by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240). This grant supports Disability Rights California (DRC), the designated Protection and Advocacy system for the state of California, in delivering comprehensive legal advocacy, support services, and rights protection for individuals with various disabilities across...

This $236,091 federal Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems (CFDA 93.618) program supports the work of Disability Rights Washington, the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for the state of Washington. The grant funding enables Disability Rights Washington to provide comprehensive advocacy, legal representation,...