<p>Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants and toddlers, and youth with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.</p>
<p>Focus Areas: Within this absolute priority, the Secretary intends to suppor
<div>For almost 30 years, the Captain Planet Foundation has supported educators and their work to facilitate youth-led projects that result in positive impacts to the environment of a school or community.</div>
<div>Captain Planet Foundation grants are intended to: </div>
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<li>Empower youth by providing hands-on environmental stewardship opportunities </li>
<li>Inspire youth and communities to become agents of change for their environment </li>
<li>Serve as a catalyst for education that uses the environment as a context for applie
<div>The Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action. It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the United States and Puerto Rico. It gives priority to projects that seek to address racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation, or the violation of human rights and freedoms. It also supports research that furthers language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions.</div>
<div>The Foun
<div>The purposes of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program are to</div>
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<li>improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology;</li>
<li>support educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for children with disabilities;</li>
<li>provide support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and</li>
<li>provide accessible educational materials to c
<div>For almost 30 years, the Captain Planet Foundation has supported educators and their work to facilitate youth-led projects that result in positive impacts to the environment of a school or community.</div>
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<div>Captain Planet Foundation grants are intended to: </div>
<ul>
<li>Empower youth by providing hands-on environmental stewardship opportunities </li>
<li>Inspire youth and communities to become agents of change for their environment </li>
<li>Serve as a catalyst for education that uses the environment
<div><em>*The posted deadline is arbitrary. Deadlines vary and are specific to the directorate and program through which the PI applies to this DCL. </em></div>
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<div>Building on previous investments, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) and the Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR) announce their interest in continuing support of research related to the Science of Broadening Participation (SBP).
<p>The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) special initiative on Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context supports innovative research on decision making across the social sciences that examines causes, consequences, processes, or context from a behavioral or alternative perspective. We support a wide range of research on decision-making in context by scholars in psychology, political science, sociology, and other social science fields who are pursuing questions consistent with the aims of the Foundation.
<p>The Russell Sage Foundation's program on Behavioral Economics supports novel research that uses insights and methods from psychology, economics, sociology, political science and other social sciences to examine and improve social and living conditions in the United States.
<p>The Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant Integration seeks to support innovative research on the effects of race, citizenship, legal status and politics, political culture and public policy on outcomes for immigrants and for the native-born of different racial and ethnic groups and generations.