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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

ID: ED-GRANTS-040924-001 • Type: Posted

Description

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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.

Background
The Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), aims to support innovative activities aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment (CIE) for youth and other individuals with disabilities.

Grant Details
The grant competition contains one absolute priority for the FY 2024 grant competition and any subsequent year in which awards are made from the list of unfunded applications from this competition. The priority is to fund model demonstration projects designed to develop, implement, refine, evaluate, and disseminate new or substantially improved model strategies or programs to transition youth and adults with disabilities to CIE in five specific topic areas.
These areas include:
- Broadening access to advanced technology careers
- Innovative applications of advanced technology to support youth and adults with disabilities leading to CIE
- Early intervention and workforce reintegration for justice-involved youth with disabilities
- Early intervention and workforce reintegration for youth and adults with acquired disabilities leading to CIE.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state educational agencies; local educational agencies; institutions of higher education; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated states; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. Additionally, partnerships between two or more entities are also eligible.

Period of Performance
Applications are available from April 9, 2024. The deadline for transmittal of applications is July 8, 2024.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not explicitly stated in the provided text.

Overview

Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 4/9/24 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-040924-001 for 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 with funding of $236.3 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 84.421 Disability Innovation Fund (DIF). It is expected that 29 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
April 9, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
July 8, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
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.
Last Updated
April 9, 2024, 11:05 a.m. EDT
Version
7
Archive Date
Aug. 7, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Special district governments
State governments
Independent school districts
Additional Info
1. Eligible Applicants: • State agencies or their equivalents under State law: (1) State Educational Agency; (2) State Juvenile Justice agency; (3) State Developmental Disabilities agency; (4) State Department of Health; (5) State Department of Human Services; or (6) Designated State unit for Vocational Rehabilitation Services. • Public, Private and Nonprofit Entities, including Indian Tribes and Institutions of Higher Education.Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian Tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to Institutions of Higher Education only. Note: The regulation 34 CFR § 75.51 How to prove nonprofit status applies to nonprofits and requires documentation to prove its nonprofit status. (a) Under some programs, an applicant must show that it is a nonprofit organization. (See the definition of nonprofit in 34 CFR 77.1.) (b) An applicant may show that it is a nonprofit organization by any of the following means: (1) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) A statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that: (i) The organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State; and (ii) No part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) A certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; (4) Any item described in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of this section if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate; or (5) For an entity that holds a sincerely held religious belief that it cannot apply for a determination as an entity that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, evidence sufficient to establish that the entity would otherwise qualify as a nonprofit organization under paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$236,313,221
Estimated Number of Grants
29

Contacts

Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Contact Email
Email Description
Program Mailbox
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6288
Additional Information
OSERS: OSEP: 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

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