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University of Montana’s Rural Institute gets $2.5 million grant to help people with disabilities

October 8, 2015 /

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Researchers at the University of Montana are receiving a $2.5 million national grant to expand a program that’s already proven to benefit people with disabilities – and to develop more curricula.

The Rural Institute’s http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/ Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities received the five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, according to a news release Thursday from University Relations.

By Keila Szpaller

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/um-rural-institute-gets-million-grant-to-help-people-with/article_776b1b01-6e95-5154-bef5-338f37f71efb.html

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