| The top-ranked
proposals in this section are drawn from various Federal funding
competitions, including those administered by the U.S. Department of
Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
OSEP funding derives from the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), and the programs represented in this collection
include research projects (both initiated by the grantee and directed by
OSEP), outreach projects, and demonstration programs.
In addition, this section contains top-ranked proposals for
funding competitions administered by the Department of Education’s
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR),
which supports the full inclusion, employment and independent living of
persons with disabilities; and the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA), which supports independent living facilities,
rehabilitation training, supportive employment services to individuals
with severe disabilities, projects for special populations with
disabilities, and vocational rehabilitation service programs. |