Closed · WIPA-WIP-21-001 · CFDA 96.008 · Discretionary

SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Social Security Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$300K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 19, 2021
Close date
75
Expected awards

The verdict

SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA) is a closed discretionary listing from Social Security Administration that offered $50,000 -- $300,000 across 75 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 17 other opportunities from Social Security Administration.

$50K-$300K
award range
Closed
application status
75
expected awards
96.008
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance P… is closed (last close April 19, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Social Security Administration still indexes 17 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 April 19, 2021

Posted Feb 18 Closes Apr 19

Est. Total Funding

$20,000,000

Expected Awards

75

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The purpose of these projects is to disseminate accurate information to beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) about work incentives programs and issues related to such programs, to enable them to make informed choices about working and whether or when to assign their Ticket to Work, as well as how available work incentives can facilitate their transition into the workforce. The ultimate goal of the work incentives planning and assistance projects is to assist SSA beneficiaries with disabilities succeed in their return to work efforts.

Wide-open applicant board · 14 Grants.gov doors

SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance P… prints 14 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +10 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 3 other Social Security Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (17% of 18).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

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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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

What to do next

SSA Work Incentives Planning and Assistance P… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants