Cooperative Agreement WIP15050430

The Social Security Administration awarded an $8 million block grant to Mathematica Inc. to conduct a randomized controlled trial assessing Individual Placement and Support (IPS) for formerly homeless individuals with disabilities. The trial will combine IPS supported employment with supportive housing services. The goal is to help participants achieve competitive integrated employment and self-sufficiency as defined by weeks worked and earnings. The trial addresses two priorities of the...

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...

Louisiana Works, the Workforce Development Division of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, received a $150,000 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187), which provides collaborative supported employment services to individuals with...

Grant Award Summary The Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH), through its New York State Psychiatric Institute division, received a $999,960 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR, CFDA 93.433) on September 1, 2025, to conduct a five-year randomized controlled trial examining the effectiveness of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model for improving employment outcomes in adults with...

Louisiana Works, the Workforce Development Division of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, received a $150,000 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) for the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with performance based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Under this award, Louisiana...

TRAINING INNOVATION PROJECT (TIP): DEMAND-SIDE EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $711,110 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program (CFDA 84.263), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This one-year project develops and demonstrates innovative training...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $9 million cooperative agreement to the Center For Employment Security Education & Research Inc. to support the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) from January 2022 through December 2024. SWIS facilitates the interstate exchange of wage data between participating states to assess performance for programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Key deliverables include supporting connections to...

The National Disability Institute Inc. was awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under the award, the National Disability Institute will work across the workforce development system to develop policies and provide technical expertise that increases competitive integrated employment services,...

The Illinois Department of Human Services received a formula grant award of $310,828.00 from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). The grant was awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This funding supports the development and delivery of collaborative supported employment services for individuals with the most...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Iowa Workforce Development Center received a $121,500 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supports the development and delivery of collaborative supported employment services designed to facilitate...