This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) provides $163,171 to The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to conduct research exploring the associations between stress in the Latine early childhood education workforce and Latine child executive function. The project will run from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. As a Hispanic-serving institution, UTEP has extensive experience in...
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) was awarded a $2,744,321 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to develop a culturally and linguistically sensitive intervention to alleviate core social challenges for young Hispanic autistic children. The award spans the period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028. The project aims to meet the needs of this targeted population by creating an evidence-based...
The University of Texas at Dallas was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) federal grant program. The grant will support research examining changes in course delivery and student enrollment and completion outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas from September 2022 through August 2024. As the prime awardee, UT Dallas will analyze how different...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $169,965 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) for a 3-year collaborative research project. The project aims to use innovative sensing technology and automated speech recognition to capture and analyze teacher language interactions with preschool children in diverse classroom settings. The goal is to gain insights into how teacher-child language experiences...
This federal Project Grant award of $376,551.00 was provided by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination (CFDA 84.305) program. The grant, titled "PROJECT LINK: LEARNING TO GENERATE INFERENCES AND BUILDING KNOWLEDGE USING AN ONLINE PLATFORM", will support research activities to improve educational outcomes across learning stages, with a focus on reducing achievement gaps and expanding...
This Project Grant award of $982,445.59 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). The award, made on April 16, 2025, supports scientific research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. The primary awardee, the University of South Florida, will conduct rigorous research initiatives...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $189,673.56 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). The grant will support scientific research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. The research initiative is expected to run from December 4, 2024 to July 31, 2025, and may involve...
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $691,752 Project Grant to The Urban Institute under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to fund research focused on career development opportunities in Washington, D.C. public schools. In the first year, the DC Policy Center (DCPC) will direct, conduct, and lead the research as a sub-awardee....
This federal Project Grant award for $370,705.96 was made by the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). The funding supports scientifically rigorous research to address critical challenges in special education, with the goal of improving academic, behavioral, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk of disabilities. Specifically, the award will fund a study on "Treatment Intensity Factors...
This federal Project Grant award of $211,986 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 Education Research, Development and Dissemination) will fund a training program in cost-effectiveness and economic evaluation methods for education researchers and state/local analysts. The program, "IES Methods Training in Cost-Effectiveness and Economic Evaluation," will provide a 5-day face-to-face training with lectures, exercises, and mentorship to...