This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) program provides $3,173,928.00 to the University Of Oregon Foundation to support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling up of evidence-based, field-initiated innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. The 5-year project, starting on January 1,...
This $6,634,146 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) supports the "YOUTH ATTENDANCE NAVIGATORS: BUILDING COMMUNITY-SCHOOL ALLIANCES FOR YOUTH SUCCESS" project. The grant recipient, Oregon Research Institute (ORI), will utilize the funding from January 1, 2025 through the ultimate completion date of December 31, 2029 to develop, implement,...
The University of Oregon was awarded a $2,998,407 project grant from the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to deliver the "PREVENTING EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH AT-RISK OF DISABILITY AFTER COVID-19 WITH THE FAMILY CHECK-UP ONLINE" program. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2022 under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) to support scientifically rigorous research contributing to solutions for early intervention...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,399,997 Project Grant to Educational Testing Service (ETS) under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to develop technology-enhanced collaborative learning approaches to improve middle-grade students' social-emotional learning skills. The 4-year project, commencing on January 1, 2024 and ending on December 31, 2027, aims to create and evaluate innovative instructional methods...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,028,202.75 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.184 - School Safety National Activities) is funding the "Reversing Perceptions: Using Mental Health and Social Emotional Learning to Integrate Equity and Restoration into Our Special Education Behavior Programs" initiative at the Multnomah Education Service District in Portland, Oregon. The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December...
The University of Oregon was awarded a $508,515 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) to develop and pilot test a brief mindfulness-based intervention to promote self-determination skills among high school youth with disabilities. The project will take place from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The goal is to create an evidence-based intervention that can enhance the self-determination...
The University of Oregon received a $328,859 project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) to conduct an initial efficacy trial of the Early Learning Matters (ELM) curriculum. The project will run from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The ELM curriculum is designed to improve educational outcomes across early childhood learning stages. This grant supports the development and evaluation of...
The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $540,825 Project Grant (CFDA 84.324, Research in Special Education) to the University of Oregon (UO) to develop a technology-supported adaptive intervention for young children with language disorders and their Spanish-speaking caregivers. The project runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. UO has subcontracted with the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) and Western Washington University (WWU) to assist with this...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) a $4,331,183 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to support the "THINKING PRO: ACCELERATING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) CLASSES" project. The grant will fund the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative...
This $1,304,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) aims to enhance the capacity of Oregon K-12 schools to provide universal and targeted mental health screening and prevention services. The key objectives are to: 1) identify students at elevated risk for mental health problems, 2) deliver evidence-based preventive interventions, and 3) disseminate promising screening and...