Program purpose award the purpose of this program is to identify and promote adoption of innovative and equitableevidence-based policy and practice solutions to help public and private sector…

Program purpose award the purpose of this program is to identify and promote adoption of innovative and equitableevidence-based policy and practice solutions to help public and private sector employers of allsizes recruit, hire, retain, and advance people with disabilities, including those from historicallyunderserved communities. The recipient will conduct research that values the perspectives of historically underserved groups, conduct policy analysis to identify and validateeffective disability-inclusive policy and practice models, translate that knowledge into engagingtools for employers and intermediary organizations, and provide technical assistance and trainingto help employers of all sizes, both public and private, create inclusive workplace cultures thatsupport high-quality employment of people with disabilities. Activities to be performed 1. Identify employer needs: engaging with employers and business intermediaries regarding their eeds, including intermediaries representing people with disabilities and historically underserved communities 2. Conduct research: conducting research and policy analysis to identify practices and policy solutions to address identified problems. Seek to understand related perspectives, experiences, and outcomes of people with disabilities and multiply marginalized identities. 3. Develop and disseminate needed resources: collaborating with partners to develop and share resources deliverables expected outcome research, policy, and tool resource development that is informed by partners strengthened relationships and increased understanding of disability inclusion among partners. Effective policy and practice solutions identified to inform tools and resource development. Employers and community organizations have access to equitable tools resources relevant to their needs and tailored to support implementation of solutions increased awareness of earn and its resources adoption and utilization of equitable and innovative policies, practices, and tools resources. The inclusion at workleadership council intended beneficiary(IES)historically underserved groups, disabled persons, public and private employers and intermediary organizations . Subrecipient activities concepts, INC., the communication partner plays a critical role in the achievement of our technical assistance, outreach and dissemination efforts as they are responsible for outreach to new audiences, supporting existing relationships with partners, reviewing and polishing our tools and resources, and conducting social media and other promotional activities for earn content. Rutgers, the external evaluation partner, will conduct and share ongoing formative and summative evaluation for continuous improvement of the project. They will evaluate our ability to develop deliverables that meet agreed upon performance indicators, our engagement with our audiences, and the impact the project has on employer organizations because of adoption of earn work into policy and practice.