OSERS: RSA: Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)--Creating a 21st Century Workforce of Youth and Adults with Disabilities Through the Transformation of Education, Career, and Competitive Integrated Employment Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421F
Posted by Department of Education
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement — OSERS: RSA: Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)--Creating a 21st Century Workforce of Youth and Adults with Disabilities Through the Transformation of Education, Career, and Competitive Integrated Employment Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421F — is cataloged under number ED-GRANTS-040924-001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 84.421, posted by Department of Education. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on April 9, 2024. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Varies by applicant. The agency has projected $236.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 29 awards. If the agency funds the expected 29 awards from the $236.3 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $8.1 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 July 8, 2024. 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
Varies by applicant
Close Date
July 8, 2024
Applications Available: April 9, 2024. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 23, 2024. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8, 2024. Pre-Application Meeting: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will post a PowerPoint presentation that provides general information about the Rehabilitation Services Administration’s discretionary grants and a PowerPoint presentation specifically about the Disability Innovation Fund: Creating a 21st Century Workforce of Youth and Adults with Disabilities Through the Transformation of Education, Career, and Competitive Integrated Employment Model Demonstration Project at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/grant-info. 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/grant-info prior to the date of the call. OSERS invites interested applicants to email questions to 84.421F@ed.gov in advance of the pre-application meeting. The teleconference information, including a summary of the 84.421F pre-application meeting will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/grant-info within 10 business days after the pre-application meeting.Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 6, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 987-0118. Email: 84.421F@ed.gov.
Posted
April 9, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$236,313,221
Expected Awards
29
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. 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 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), is to support innovative (as defined in this notice) activities aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment (CIE) as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 705(5))[1] for youth and other individuals with disabilities. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.421F. [1] See 34 CFR 361.5(c)(9) for the regulatory definition of "competitive integrated employment," which further clarifies the definition in the Rehabilitation Act.
Eligibility
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Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Innovative Approaches to Literacy
U.S. Department of Education
Agency Contact
Julius C Cotton <br/>ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. <br/>julius.cotton@ed.gov <br/>Program Manager: <br/>Cassandra P. Shoffler, <br/>U.S. Department of Education, <br/>Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, <br/>400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4A10, <br/>Washington, DC 20202. <br/>Telephone: (202) 987-0118. <br/>Email: 84.421F@ed.gov.
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