Lurie Institute and Center for Parents Receive New Grants
The Lurie Instititute is thrilled to announce new federal funding for research at Lurie and at Lurie's centers, including a grant supporting the new Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research.
The Lurie Institute has been awarded a four-year grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The research will examine disparities in care and outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy among Black women and Latinas with physical disabilities.
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The Lurie Institute has also received a three-year grant from the Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. The grant—under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects Program—will support Lurie's crucial research on disability and pregnancy, in particular, by helping support the work of our new center, the Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research.
Learn more about the Center for Disability & Pregnancy Research NIDILRR-funded research...
The Research Center for Parents with Disabilities has been awarded a grant under the DRRP Program at NIDILRR. The Center has received a five-year grant for the purposes of identifying, developing, testing, and evaluating interventions that provide support to parents with disabilities in their capacity as a parent and that provide support to their family. The Research Center for Parents with Disabilities will also translate and communicate the knowledge it gains through such avenues as trainings and technical assistance.
Learn more about the Research Center for Parents with Disabilities's NIDILLR-funded research...
