Closed · HHS-2021-ACL-AOD-DNCE-0098 · CFDA 93.631 · Discretionary
Projects of National Significance: Community Collaborations for Employment Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $175K-$225K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 2, 2021
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Projects of National Significance: Community Collaborations for Employment Program is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $175,000 -- $225,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $175K-$225K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 93.631
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Projects of National Significance: Community Collaborations for Employment Program - is cataloged under number HHS-2021-ACL-AOD-DNCE-0098 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.631, posted by Administration for Community Living. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 14, 2021 and last updated on July 7, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $175,000 -- $225,000. The agency has projected $1.6 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 8 awards. If the agency funds the expected 8 awards from the $1.6 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $200,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on September 2, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$175,000 -- $225,000
Close Date
September 2, 2021
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
June 14, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$1,600,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
ACL will make awards under the Community Collaborations for Employment Program to fund broad stakeholder collaborations in distinct communities that will increase their capacity to facilitate transition of youth with developmental disabilities between schools and the community. Grantees and their partners will work to reduce the complexity of available services, increase the smooth exchange among the various supportive programs, eliminate unnecessary duplication, create tools to increase consistency across service agencies, and ultimately expand and strengthen the services available to youth with developmental disabilities and their families. The goal will be to optimize opportunities for youth with developmental disabilities for competitive integrated employment (CIE), successful postsecondary education without remediation, and independent living. This project will require that a broad range of community partners be integrally involved in all aspects of the grant from pre-application planning and design through implementation: Community DD providers / agencies Centers for Independent Living Local offices of state VR agencies Local education agencies Local businesses Self-advocacy organizations Institutions of higher education Other disability serving community organizations Other government agencies (e.g., Education) Grantee collaboration activities will include: Conducting a community landscape analysis of needs and resources; Developing a community collaboration plan to guide the project; Creating a team approach to working with youth with developmental disabilities as they transition from school to work or postsecondary education that makes maximum use of the available pathways and options for students with disabilities; Developing relationships with local businesses that will lead to competitive integrated employment, including supported and customized employment; Engaging in efforts to strengthen the community collaboration (e.g., regular meetings, collaborative training opportunities, site visits); Tracking students’ progress, actively mitigating barriers to their success, and continuously seeking to improve their experience and the experience of their families; and Carrying out evaluation activities to assess the impact of their efforts and develop and disseminate best practice ideas.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Thom Campbell thom.campbell@acl.hhs.gov
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