Closed · ED-GRANTS-080116-001 · CFDA 84.421 · Discretionary
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Disability Innovation Fund: Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations CFDA Number 84.421B
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1.8M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 6, 2016
- Close date
- 7
- Expected awards
The verdict
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Disability Innovation Fund: Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations CFDA Number 84.421B is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Education that offered Up to $1,800,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,672 other opportunities from Department of Education.
- up to $1.8M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 7
- expected awards
- 84.421
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitativ… is closed (last close September 6, 2016). The parent program page for CFDA 84.421 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Department of Education still indexes 1,672 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed September 6, 2016
Est. Total Funding
$30,000,000
Expected Awards
7
Instrument
Grant
Description
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), is to support innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of ``individuals with disabilities,'' as defined in section 7(20)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 705(20)(A)).Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.421B.Applications for grants under the Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations, CFDA number 84.421B, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant application for the Rehabilitation Services Administration--Disability Innovation Fund--Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.421, not 84.421B). In the Federal Register of August 1, 2016 (81 FR 50485), on page 50487, in the middle column, we revise the section ``Applicable Regulations'' to read as follows: ``Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Department and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The NFP for this competition, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.''
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · ED-GRANTS-080116-001
Grants.gov marks Office of Special Education and Rehabilitativ… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Education book (658 peers, 39% of 1,673).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Innovative Approaches to Literacy
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov Program Manager: RoseAnn Ashby, U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5057, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: (202) 245-7258, or by email: roseann.ashby@ed.gov.
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Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324S
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What to do next
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitativ… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 84.421 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Innovative Approaches to Literacy indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Department of Education lists 1,672 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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