Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA 10 05
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- The OASAM in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Add Us In" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.720 Disability Employment Policy Development.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 30, 2010 and posted on Aug 2, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 1, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,300,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $625,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants Under this announcement only consortia may apply for and receive a cooperative agreement. Each consortium must, at a minimum, have representation from each of the 22 following four organization types (1) A an association of targeted businesses, association of targeted business owners or other similar entity (2) A disability serving organization (3) A Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) or other organization with demonstrated experience in providing employment and training services and employment related support services (e.g., One Stop center but not limited to) and (4) youth serving organization. We encourage the participation of diverse consortia members including, but not limited to national disability organizations, LGBT organizations, women owned businesses, small business development centers, minority business development centers, community based organizations, colleges and universities (including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)), Federally recognized or state recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments or American Indian/Alaska Native tribally designated organizations. Consortia must be legal entities, or partnerships or joint ventures of legal entities. If a partnership or joint entity, then each partner will be individually responsible for the performance of the cooperative agreement, and for the funds awarded there under. All applications must clearly identify the lead cooperative agreement recipient and fiscal agent, as well as all other members of the consortium applying for the cooperative agreement. The fiscal agent must have proof of successful operation of federal or other grants of this size and scope. In addition, the application must identify the relationship between all of the members of the consortium, and their respective roles in carrying out the project. 23 According to section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, an organization, as described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that engages in lobbying activities will not be eligible for the receipt of Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or loan. See 2 U.S.C. 1611 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4). Funding restrictions apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
Add Us In is a U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) discretionary grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number SGA 10-05; CFDA 17.720) that set aside about $2.3 million to support up to four cooperative agreements. Individual awards were expected to fall between $500,000 and $625,000, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The program was designed to fund a small number of multi-partner consortia that would build, test, and document practical, repeatable approaches for improving integrated employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities, specifically in and through certain types of businesses.
The core purpose of the initiative is threefold. First, it aims to increase the capacity of "targeted businesses" to hire, support, and retain youth and adults with disabilities. Second, it seeks to develop and evaluate replicable models, strategies, and policies that expand access to employment and mentoring opportunities for people with disabilities who are also part of targeted populations. Third, it emphasizes building durable connections among targeted businesses and key community and service partners (diversity-serving, youth-serving, and disability-serving organizations), with the intent of creating both local and national networks of practitioners who are skilled at serving individuals with disabilities and who understand the needs of these businesses.
A central feature of the opportunity is how it defines who and what it is trying to reach. For this solicitation, the "target population" includes African American individuals; Asian Americans (explicitly including West Asian descent such as India and East Asian descent such as Japan and Korea); Latino or Hispanic Americans; federally recognized Tribes and Native American communities (including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders, including American Samoan Natives); LGBT individuals; and women. The targeted business focus is on for-profit enterprises physically located in the United States or its trust territories that are at least 51 percent owned, operated, and controlled on a daily basis by U.S. citizens who are members of one or more of those targeted populations. "Disability" is tied to the statutory definition under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2009.
ODEP framed Add Us In as a way to advance disability employment policy and practice in a growing and economically significant segment of the U.S. economy, particularly minority-owned and other diversity-owned businesses. The announcement highlights the scale of minority-owned firms and also underscores persistent employment disparities for people with disabilities, including lower labor force participation, higher unemployment, and reduced income outcomes. It also notes that racial and ethnic minorities with disabilities can face compounded risk of unemployment and lower labor force participation, which is part of the rationale for pairing disability employment strategies with targeted business networks and community organizations serving these populations.
In practical terms, funded consortia were expected to design, implement, and evaluate innovative systems models that support integrated employment within these targeted businesses. The emphasis on "replicable" approaches signals that grantees were not just expected to run local programs, but to produce models, tools, and lessons that could be adopted by targeted businesses and their associations nationwide. The solicitation also makes clear that evaluation is a required component, reflecting an expectation that grantees would generate evidence about what works, under what conditions, and how these approaches can be scaled or adapted.
Eligibility was limited to consortia, not single organizations. Each consortium had to include, at minimum, representation from four required organization types: (1) an association of targeted businesses or targeted business owners (or a similar entity), (2) a disability-serving organization, (3) a Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) or another organization with demonstrated experience providing employment and training services and related supports (for example, a One-Stop center, though not limited to that), and (4) a youth-serving organization. The solicitation also encouraged broader participation from groups such as national disability organizations, LGBT organizations, women-owned business networks, small business development centers, minority business development centers, community-based organizations, and higher education institutions including HBCUs, HSIs, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, as well as tribal governments and tribally designated organizations. Applications needed to clearly name the lead recipient and fiscal agent, identify each partner and role, and demonstrate that the fiscal agent had successfully operated federal or comparable grants of similar size and scope. It also included a standard restriction that certain 501(c)(4) organizations engaged in lobbying activities would not be eligible for federal funding under the award.
Key administrative details included a posted date of August 2, 2010, with an application closing date of September 1, 2010 (archived October 1, 2010). ODEP also planned a prospective applicant webinar, with details to be posted on its website. The listed contact for access issues and grant administration questions was Cassandra Mitchell, Grants Management Specialist (202-693-4570; mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Add Us In (DOL-ODEP) Grant Competition
1) What is the Add Us In grant opportunity?
Add Us In is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) discretionary grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number SGA 10-05; CFDA 17.720). It funded cooperative agreements to build, test, and document practical, repeatable approaches that improve integrated employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities, specifically in and through certain types of businesses.
2) How much funding was available under Add Us In?
About $2.3 million was set aside for the competition to support up to four cooperative agreements.
3) How many awards were expected, and what was the expected award size?
ODEP expected to make up to four awards. Individual awards were expected to range from $500,000 to $625,000.
4) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
5) What is the main purpose of the Add Us In initiative?
The initiative had three core goals: (1) increase the capacity of targeted businesses to hire, support, and retain youth and adults with disabilities; (2) develop and evaluate replicable models, strategies, and policies that expand access to employment and mentoring opportunities for people with disabilities who are also part of targeted populations; and (3) build durable connections among targeted businesses and key community and service partners to create local and national networks of practitioners.
6) What does "integrated employment" mean in this program context?
The solicitation emphasized improving integrated employment opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities within targeted businesses. The opportunity description focuses on practical systems models and supports that lead to employment in these businesses, alongside required evaluation and documentation for replication.
7) Who is the target population for this solicitation?
For this solicitation, the target population included: African American individuals; Asian Americans (explicitly including West Asian descent such as India and East Asian descent such as Japan and Korea); Latino or Hispanic Americans; federally recognized Tribes and Native American communities (including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders, including American Samoan Natives); LGBT individuals; and women.
8) What are "targeted businesses" under Add Us In?
Targeted businesses were defined as for-profit enterprises physically located in the United States or its trust territories that are at least 51 percent owned, operated, and controlled on a daily basis by U.S. citizens who are members of one or more of the targeted populations listed in the solicitation.
9) Do targeted businesses need to be located in the United States?
Yes. Targeted businesses had to be physically located in the United States or its trust territories.
10) Are nonprofits eligible as "targeted businesses"?
No. The solicitation defined targeted businesses as for-profit enterprises.
11) What definition of disability applies to this grant?
The opportunity tied "disability" to the statutory definition under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2009.
12) What types of projects were grantees expected to carry out?
Funded consortia were expected to design, implement, and evaluate innovative systems models that support integrated employment within targeted businesses. A key expectation was to build and test approaches, document what was done, and produce usable models and lessons that could be replicated.
13) Is evaluation required as part of the project?
Yes. Evaluation was described as a required component, with an expectation that grantees would generate evidence about what works, under what conditions, and how approaches can be scaled or adapted.
14) What does it mean that the program emphasized "replicable" approaches?
It means grantees were expected not only to operate locally, but also to produce models, tools, and documented lessons that could be adopted by targeted businesses and their associations nationwide.
15) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to consortia. Single organizations were not eligible to apply on their own.
16) What organizations were required to be part of an eligible consortium?
Each consortium had to include at minimum representation from four required organization types: (1) an association of targeted businesses or targeted business owners (or a similar entity), (2) a disability-serving organization, (3) a Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) or another organization with demonstrated experience providing employment and training services and related supports (for example, a One-Stop center, though not limited to that), and (4) a youth-serving organization.
17) Were any additional partners encouraged (but not required)?
Yes. The solicitation encouraged broader participation from organizations such as national disability organizations, LGBT organizations, women-owned business networks, small business development centers, minority business development centers, community-based organizations, higher education institutions (including HBCUs, HSIs, and Tribal Colleges and Universities), as well as tribal governments and tribally designated organizations.
18) What did applications need to include about the consortium structure?
Applications needed to clearly name the lead recipient and fiscal agent, identify each partner and role, and demonstrate that the fiscal agent had successfully operated federal or comparable grants of similar size and scope.
19) What is a "fiscal agent" in the context of this solicitation?
The fiscal agent is the entity identified in the application that would serve as the lead for managing the grant funds and administrative responsibilities. The solicitation required applicants to demonstrate the fiscal agent had successfully operated federal or comparable grants of similar size and scope.
20) Were there any restrictions related to lobbying activities?
Yes. The solicitation included a standard restriction that certain 501(c)(4) organizations engaged in lobbying activities would not be eligible for federal funding under the award.
21) What type of award was this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The opportunity anticipated awarding cooperative agreements.
22) When was the opportunity posted, and when were applications due?
The posted date was August 2, 2010. The application closing date was September 1, 2010. The opportunity was archived October 1, 2010.
23) Was there an applicant webinar?
ODEP planned a prospective applicant webinar, with details to be posted on the ODEP website.
24) Who was the listed contact for access issues and grant administration questions?
The listed contact was Cassandra Mitchell, Grants Management Specialist, at 202-693-4570 or mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov.
25) Why did ODEP frame this initiative around targeted businesses and targeted populations?
ODEP described Add Us In as a way to advance disability employment policy and practice in a growing and economically significant segment of the U.S. economy, particularly minority-owned and other diversity-owned businesses. The announcement also pointed to persistent employment disparities for people with disabilities and noted that racial and ethnic minorities with disabilities may experience compounded risk of unemployment and lower labor force participation, supporting the rationale for pairing disability employment strategies with targeted business networks and community organizations.
26) What kinds of connections or networks was the program trying to build?
The initiative emphasized building durable connections among targeted businesses and key community and service partners (diversity-serving, youth-serving, and disability-serving organizations), with the intent of creating both local and national networks of practitioners skilled at serving individuals with disabilities and familiar with the needs of these businesses.
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