New Projects and Funding for CFS
Congratulations to CFS faculty and researchers who have recently received funding for new or continuing projects serving individuals with disabilities.
- Dr Tammy Jorgensen-Smith and Debra Noel received funding from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council for a three-year project, with an initial year of funding at $90,000. They will be addressing barriers to servicing individuals with disabilities at the One Stop Service Centers in Florida (http://www.floridajobs.org/onestop/onestopdir) through research, collaboration, and education.
- Brenda Clark received a year 4 award of $225,406.00 from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council for a project which focuses on supported competitive integrated employment training and technical assistance (SCIETT). SCIETT enhances the quality of supported employment supports and services provided to job seekers with developmental disabilities in eight regional teams around Florida. Brenda will continue to guide the project for the purpose of capacity building and establishing local infrastructure to sustain systems developed within the eight regional communities. In addition, Brenda and Tammy Jorgensen-Smith will provide the training and technical assistance through professional development opportunities in those eight regional sites for the team members and their general community.
- Dr. Bobbie Vaughn has received a Research Topic of Interest award to examine how to adapt the “Learn the Sign, Act Early Campaign” for early screening of children in Little Havana, Miami. The RTOI awards are projects funded by AUCD through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). Her grant is funded at $150,000 each year for 2 years. It is particularly exciting that this project will be staffed across-divisions with Linda Callejas and Svetlana Yampolskaya working with Bobbie and involve Russell Kirby from Public Health.
- Another collaborative grant with USF Health will gain a better understanding of the public health burden and the specific challenges faced by youth with tic disorders and their families. Dr. Norin Dollard will work with USF Health research faculty on the grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately $200,000 has been allocated for year one of the three-year project. Read more at http://cfs.cbcs.usf.edu/news-events/detail.cfm?id=575.
- Rochelle Lentini received continuation funding from the Hillsborough County Children’s Board of $208,000. She looks forward to working another year in the community bringing program-wide PBS to early childhood programs.