Cooperative Agreement WIP21050510

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...

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...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433, will support the University of Massachusetts Boston in expanding implementation of the Rapid Engagement Team Approach (RETA), an evidence-based practice for improving employment and wage outcomes for individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The $1,000,000 award will be used to: 1) package the RETA technology transfer...

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...

The Texas Workforce Commission received a $742,233 formula grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most significant disabilities through the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The program aims to assist states in developing...

The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $150,000 from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities federal grant program (CFDA 84.187) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support the Commission's provision of supported employment services to assist individuals with the most significant disabilities in obtaining...

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...

The Illinois Department of Human Service was awarded a $318,210 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to support the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this grant, the Illinois Department of Human Service will provide supported employment services to individuals with the most significant...

The Illinois Department of Human Service was awarded a $318,210 Formula Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to support the STATE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (SE) program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA #84.187), which aims to assist states in developing collaborative programs...