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...
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 Social Security Administration awarded a $1.85 million cooperative agreement to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council from September 2021 to September 2026 under the Social Security Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 96.007). The funding will support implementation of four pilot sites for the System of Assistance, Relief, and Education program. The Social Security Research and Demonstration program aims to conduct research on topics important to the Old Age, Survivors and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded a $1,600,000 Project Grant to Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco (ECS) to provide evidence-based supported employment programming for 250 formerly homeless adults with serious mental illness or co-occurring disorders living in supportive housing in San Francisco. The goals of...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS) to provide supported employment services utilizing the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model. Over the 5-year project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, YNHS proposes to serve 375 homeless individuals...
This $874,465 federal Project Grant award from the Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) supports a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) to improve employment outcomes for individuals with serious mental illness. The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University, along with a network of collaborators, will conduct a coordinated program of research and knowledge translation...
The Maryland Department of Disabilities has been awarded a $9,000,000 Cooperative Agreement through the Social Security Administration's Social Security Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 96.007). The project, titled "Assisting Children to SSI (ACTS)", aims to increase access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for Medicaid-eligible children with disabilities in Maryland. The project will use a two-tiered experimental study design to evaluate the effectiveness of...
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development received a $179,636 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities. The two-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA #84.187), will support the development of...
This $140,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Community Living's (ACL) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) program (CFDA 93.433) will support the development of "Augmented Reality Enhanced Supported Employment for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities". The project aims to improve employment outcomes for this population through the use of augmented reality technologies. Funded from...
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development was awarded a $179,636 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities through September 30, 2023. The grant funding will support the STATE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (SE) program, authorized by the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant...