This resource manual lists and describes research projects, federally funded between 1989-91, that focus on children, youth, and families living with chronic illness and disabilities. The projects were supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, the Child and Adolescent Service System Program, and the National Institute of Mental Health. The project descriptions, generally one-half to one page in length, consist of directory-type information and a summary of project goals and activities. The project descriptions are organized into the following sections: infants; children; early childhood intervention; adolescents and young adults; transition and independence; social competence; family; parent focus; family centered, community based comprehensive services; cultural and geographical focus; respite care; behavioral focus; training and education; measurements, inventories and assessments; policy; health care expenses; chronic illness and disabilities, injury and trauma and rehabilitation; screening projects; Cooley's anemia, thalassemia; hemophilia and acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and home care, alternative care and technology dependence. (JDD)