New Grants

CCWT Director Matt Hora and Jacklyn John Fischer, a doctoral student in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at UW-Madison, have been awarded a $46,532 grant from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside to study the career development needs of working learners at UW-Parkside, through October 31, 2020.


Timothy Boals has received a grant of $131,074 from the U.S. Department of Education, in a subaward from Lower Kuskokwim School District, for "Developing Culturally Responsive Native Language Assessment Systems - Year 4" through July 31, 2020.


Brian Burt has been awarded $423,141 from the National Science Foundation for "CAREER: Leveraging Learning and Engineering Identity to Broaden Participation of Black Males in Colleges of Engineering" through July 31, 2022.


Tim Tansey has received a grant of $375,000 from the Administration for Community Living/DHHS, in a subaward from Virginia Commonwealth University, for "Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities" through Sept. 29, 2024.


Andrea Ruppar has been awarded $1,239,730 from the U.S. Dept. of Education for "Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Language in Universally Designed Education" through Sept. 30, 2024.


Tim Tansey has received a grant of $750,000 for "RRTC-Employment of Persons with ID-DD" from the Administration for Community Living/DDHS, in a subaward from Virginia Commonwealth University, through Sept. 29, 2024.


Jennifer Asmus has received a grant of $1,249,931 from the U.S. Department of Education for “Clinical Assessment, Screening, Treatment and Leadership in Evidence-based Practices (CASTLE) for Children with Autism” through Sept. 30, 2024. 


David Gagnon has been awarded $107,527 by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for “Field Day Lab — Year Six Funding” through June 30, 2020.