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National Braille Press

This funding would be used by National Braille Press for a proposal to develop resource kits for Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs). TVIs and their students lack the necessary resources or technical training to teach braille, access to accessible technology, or tactile graphics. By funding this program, the resource gap which exists for this population of Massachusetts students will be addressed and the growth of their complete education can be achieved. Providing these resource kits to te

Amount Appropriated

$615,000

MAFY2022Senate CDS

Federal Funding Lifecycle

FY2022

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — before this project reaches public procurement channels.

Congressional Request

Member submits CPF / CDS

FFID

Enacted

Signed into appropriations law

FFID

Agency Administration

Grant program / solicitation planned

SAM.gov / Grants.gov

Opportunity posted publicly

Federal Award

Obligation recorded in USASpending

Funding enacted — pre-procurement window open. This project is funded but not yet publicly solicited. FFID surfaces it 12–18 months before SAM.gov.

Enacted — no verified award linked by FFID

This project has been enacted into law. FFID has not yet linked a verified feder

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Project Description

This funding would be used by National Braille Press for a proposal to develop resource kits for Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs). TVIs and their students lack the necessary resources or technical training to teach braille, access to accessible technology, or tactile graphics. By funding this program, the resource gap which exists for this population of Massachusetts students will be addressed and the growth of their complete education can be achieved. Providing these resource kits to te

Sponsoring Member

Edward Markey

Senator · MA

Recipient Organization

National Braille Press

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Data Provenance

Source
GAO Tracking the Funds
Status
enacted
Fiscal Year
FY2022
Category
other unclassified
Use Case
workforce training
Record ID
70a40f4a-367d-4f7e-820f-c1d85055061b

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Procurement pursuit intelligence

This project has been enacted. FFID maps funded projects to likely downstream procurement channels — including recipient portals, state and local systems, agency programs, and Grants.gov. SAM.gov is monitored, but many CPF/CDS-funded opportunities appear first through recipient or state/local procurement systems.

Principals

EM

Edward Markey

D · MA · Senate

(202) 224-2742

Confirmed from FFID congressional source

NP

National Braille Press

Grant recipient

Confirmed from FFID source

HH

HHS

Administering agency

Inferred pathway based on agency

Procurement pathway

medium confidence

Likely procurement owner

recipient

Funding vehicle

grant

Expected channel

Grants.gov opportunity

HHS grants often flow through state health agencies. Monitor Grants.gov for NOFOs and the state health department's procurement portal.

Often flows through state health agency. Monitor Grants.gov and state health department procurement portal.

Procurement portals to monitor

SAM.gov is one source. Many CPF/CDS-funded solicitations appear first on state and local portals. Check all channels.

Portal coverage confidence varies by state. FFID does not guarantee all local awards appear on these portals. Last updated: static map.

Procurement signals

No matched procurement signal found yet. FFID will check SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and connected state portals weekly. This project may still be in grant agreement, planning, design, or local procurement preparation.

Signal monitoring active from Phase 3 · Last checked: not yet running