Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)—Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment Innovative Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421D
Posted by Department of Education
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)—Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment Innovative Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421D — is cataloged under number ED-GRANTS-032122-001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 84.421, posted by Department of Education. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 21, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $13,943,946. The agency has projected $167.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 12 awards. If the agency funds the expected 12 awards from the $167.3 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $13.9 million. 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 June 21, 2022. 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.
Award Range
Up to $13,943,946
Close Date
June 21, 2022
Applications Available: March 21, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 21, 2022. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will post a PowerPoint presentation that provides general information about RSA's discretionary grants and a PowerPoint presentation specifically about the SWTCIE Innovative Model Demonstration Project at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx. In addition to posting the PowerPoint, OSERS will conduct a pre-application meeting specific to this competition via conference call to respond to questions. Information about the pre-application meeting will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx prior to the date of the call. OSERS invites you to send questions to 84.421D@ed.gov in advance of the pre-application meeting. The teleconference information, including a summary of the 84.421D pre-application meeting questions and answers, will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx within six business days after the pre-application meeting. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 18, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5065A, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: 84.421D@ed.gov.
Posted
March 21, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$167,327,358
Expected Awards
12
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), is to support innovative activities aimed at increasing CIE as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 705(5)), for youth and other individuals with disabilities. The purpose of this competition is to increase the opportunity for SWTCIE program participants--students and youth with disabilities seeking subminimum wage employment and potential VR program applicants or VR-eligible individuals with disabilities who are employed or contemplating employment at subminimum wage--to obtain CIE, defined in section 7(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) and in the Definitions section of this notice. To achieve this purpose, projects funded under this priority will create innovative models, for dissemination and replication, to: (1) Identify strategies for addressing challenges associated with access to CIE (e.g., transportation, support services); (2) provide integrated services that support CIE; (3) support integration into the community through CIE; (4) identify and coordinate wraparound services for any individual served by the project who obtains CIE;(5) develop evidence-based practices and share those practices with other entities holding 14(c) certificates, State VR agencies, local rehabilitation providers, State and local workforce agencies and regional and local employers; and (6) provide entities holding section 14(c) certificates with readily accessible transformative business models for adoption. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.421D.
Eligibility
25
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Innovative Approaches to Literacy
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Julius C Cotton <br/>ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. <br/>Phone 202-245-6288 <br/>julius.cotton@ed.gov <br/>Program Manager: <br/>Cassandra P. Shoffler, <br/>U.S. Department of Education, <br/>400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5065A, <br/>Potomac Center Plaza, <br/>Washington, DC 20202-2800. <br/>Telephone: (202) 245-7827. <br/>Email: 84.421D@ed.gov.
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