Block Grant 90EI0188

This $3,150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Social Security Research and Demonstration grant program (CFDA 96.007) will fund a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab and the Illinois State Treasurer's Office. The study aims to promote the take-up and use of ABLE accounts among Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois, with the goal of improving...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Fundacion Escuela De Integracion, Formacion Deportiva, Expresion Artistica Y Desarrollo Laboral (EIFODEC) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) on September 1, 2023. The grant supports EIFODEC's community-led initiatives to create economic and social opportunities for people with disabilities, especially children and youth, in Cochabamba, Bolivia and nationally. Key activities include building the...

This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Inter-American Foundation's (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA 85.750) supports the Association D'Aide DES Techniciens En Physiotherapie Pour Les Personnes Handicapees (AATPH) in delivering physical therapy, community outreach, job skills training, and microcredit access for people with disabilities in Haiti from April 2022 to April 2024. Specifically, the grantee AATPH aims to improve quality of life and social...

Westat, Inc. was awarded a $17.28 million block grant from the Social Security Administration's Social Security Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 96.007) for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027. The grant will fund the first randomized controlled trial in the U.S. to combine Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment with supportive housing services. IPS is an evidence-based approach to employment services for individuals with disabilities. The trial...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) awarded a $9,999,997.00 Project Grant under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program to National Disability Institute Inc., a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization. The five-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will support the "INCLUSIVE VENTURES: 21ST CENTURY STRATEGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES" initiative. This project aims to...

This $105,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will support African Economic Development Solutions' small dollar lending program through December 2024. The grant enables the certified Community Development Financial Institution to establish a loan loss reserve and receive technical assistance to provide alternative financing options to underserved communities. Specifically, the funding will help defray costs of maintaining a...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), under its IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750), awarded a $154,600 Project Grant to the Abilities Foundation, a non-profit organization in Jamaica. The award period is from September 1, 2023 to September 1, 2025. Through this grant, the Abilities Foundation will work to increase food security among people with disabilities in Jamaica through sustainable agriculture training, strengthen the organization's social enterprise, and increase public...

Summary The American Samoa Government Department of Human and Social Services received a $364,703 formula grant award from the Administration on Aging under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports comprehensive systems of services and advocacy designed to enable individuals with developmental disabilities in American Samoa to achieve independence, productivity, and full...

This $162,217 Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will support Instep Credit Union's participation in the Small Dollar Loan Program (CFDA #21.025). Through December 2024, grant funds will enable the credit union to establish a loan loss reserve and receive technical assistance to establish and maintain a small dollar loan program. The program aims to increase affordable small dollar lending to underbanked and unbanked populations,...

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Inner City Advisors to provide technical assistance services through the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CFDA 21.020). The goal is to build the organizational capacity of certified and emerging Community Development Financial Institutions to serve low-income communities and individuals who lack access to affordable financial products and services. Funding...