HPS FY2025 Grants & Contracts

An Equitable Transition to Low-Emission Government Fleet – The Role of Industry Partners
Private | $10,000 | June 1, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2025
He, Linlang (Principal); Public Administration; Sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

Assessment of the Benefit of Hearing Aid Intervention on Cognitive Performance in Age-related Hearing Loss
Private | $23,958 | May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026
Gopal, Kamakshi (Principal); Lee, Donguk (Co-PI); Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Sponsored by Once Upon a Time Foundation.

Behavior Analysis Resource Center - Competency Based Training: Efficient Functional Assessment Process
State | $388,646 (Currently Awarded $23,574) | Nov. 26, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2029
Dracobly, Joseph (Principal); Behavior Analysis; Sponsored by Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Behavior Analysis Resource Center: LSDP & BLTC
Private | $155,495 | Sept. 1, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2029
Dracobly, Joseph (Principal); Behavior Analysis; Sponsored by Parents of Autistic Children of Texas.

Building My Future: A Transition Employment Collaborative for Youth in Collin County
Federal | $73,068 (FY25 Funding: $31,625) | Sept. 30, 2023 - Sept. 29, 2025
Gafford, Lucy (Principal); Rehabilitation & Health Services; Sponsored by Lifepath Systems/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

City of DeSoto Budgeting Process
Private | $20,996 (Currently awarded: $16,071) | Jan. 23, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2025
Krueger, Eric (Principal); Public Administration; Sponsored by City of DeSoto.

Collaborative Research: The Temporal Dynamics of Household Flood Adjustment Behaviors
Federal | $284,938 (3-year total - Y1: $114,675) | June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2028
Wu, Tristan (Principal); Emergency Management & Disaster Science; Sponsored by National Science Foundation.

Denton County Drug Treatment Court Recidivism Study
State | $11,904 | Sept. 1, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2025
Zettler, Haley (Principal); Criminal Justice; Sponsored by Denton County/Office of the Governor.

Denton County Drug Treatment Court Services Expansion
Federal | $59,724 (Currently Funded Y1: $11,249) | Sept. 30, 2024 - Sept. 29, 2029
Zettler, Haley (Principal); Criminal Justice; Sponsored by Denton County/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association.

Discovering Capabilities for Community Living and Participation for Older Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Federal | $599,992 (Currently funded Y1: $199,999) | Sept. 1, 2024 - Aug. 31, 2027
Mpofu, Elias (Principal); Barrio, Brenda (Co-PI); Ala’i-Rosales, Shahla (Co-PI); Rehabilitation & Health Services; Sponsored by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services/Administration for Community Living.

DISES-EX: Integrating ecosystem services and stakeholder preferences to improve outcomes on post-buyout land
Federal | $738,000 | Jan. 1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2027
Zavar, Elyse (Principal); Emergency Management & Disaster Science; Sponsored by National Science Foundation.

Equity Assessment for the City of Denton: Economic Mobility and Opportunity Research Project
Local | $8,598 | Sept. 1, 2024 - Jan. 15, 2025
Mukherjee, Dhrubodi (Principal); Social Work; Sponsored by City of Denton.

Increasing Retention Rates in Postsecondary Education for Students with Experience in Foster Care
Private | $1,100,000 ($55,000 allocated to HPS) | June 1, 2024 - May 31, 2027
Sweeten, Brenda (Co-PI); Social Work; Sponsored by UNT Foundation/The Moody Foundation.

Long term training program in rehabilitation counseling
Federal | $1,197,164 (Y6 funding: $199,908) | Oct. 1, 2019 - Sept. 30, 2025
Sharma, Rachita (Principal); Rehabilitation & Health Services; Sponsored by U.S. Department of Education.

Project Communicate
Federal | $1,244,238 (Y3 Funding Allocated to UNT: $37,373) | Sept. 1, 2022 – Aug. 31, 2027
Aoyama, Katsura (Co-PI); Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Sponsored by U.S. Department of Education.

Recovery to Practice Initiative
Federal | $20,000 | April 1, 2024 - Oct. 1, 2024
Garland, Paula (Principal); Sharma, Rachita (Co-PI); Watts, Justin (Co-PI); Rehabilitation & Health Services; Sponsored by University of Texas at Austin/Substance Abuse and Mental Health.

RESTORE Centers of Excellence: Risk Communication in an Age of Misinformation: Emergency Manager and Household Perspectives Pre- and Post-Disaster
Federal | $268,336 (Y2 Funding: $135,659) | Jan. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2026
Wu, Tristan (Principal); Siebeneck, Laura (Co-PI); Emergency Management & Disaster Science; Sponsored by Texas A&M University - College Station/Texas OneGulf/US Department of Treasury.

Title IV-E Training Program-FY2025 Renewal
Federal | $366,199 | July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Baker, Cassidy (Principal); Social Work; Sponsored by Texas Department of Family & Protective Services/U.S. Department of Health and Human Service.

TLRS - Texas Leadership Research Scholars
State | $109,596 | March 17, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2025
Barrio, Brenda (Principal); Rehabilitation & Health Services via VPRI Institutional Grants; Sponsored by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

UNT ELEVAR: Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Texas
Federal | $1,984,992 (Awarded 11/11/24: $422,128) | Oct. 1, 2020 - Sept. 30, 2025
Barrio, Brenda (Principal); Rehabilitation & Health Services via VPRI Institutional Grants; Bergmann, Sam (Co-PI); Behavior Analysis; Sponsored by U.S. Department of Education.