Opportunity Information: Apply for SCA 14 06
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- The OASAM in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Employer Policy, Research, and Technical Assistance Center on the Employment of People with Disabilities" 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 25, 2014 and posted on Jun 26, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 11, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,850,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,850,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- III. Eligibility Information A. Eligible Applicants To be considered eligible for this cooperative agreement, an applicant must be one of the following four (4) types of entities a) a business membership association b) an institution of higher education c) an employment service provider or d) a national disability serving organization. The applicant should have commitments by third parties for partnerships to start upon the award date. Applicants are required to have a partnership with entities from each of the other eligible applicant categories, as well as with a top tiered business school and a State policy association. Applications that do not include each of the five (5) required partners will be considered non responsive. The eligible applicant can fulfill no more than two (2) of the required partnership roles. For example, an institution of higher education also may be a top tiered business school. Additional partners can be proposed that significantly contribute to the goals of this solicitation. Applicants must possess at least five (5) years experience in their respective area of expertise and specifically in delivering outreach and technical assistance to employers directly or through other organizations that serve employers (e.g., business membership associations and/or employment service providers).
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Department of Labor, through its Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), offered a discretionary grant opportunity to fund a single organization to operate a National Employer Policy, Research, and Technical Assistance Center focused on improving the employment of people with disabilities. The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient would carry out the project in close collaboration with ODEP rather than operating completely independently. This was described as a re-competition of an existing effort, with the new Center expected to build on the earlier National Employer Technical Assistance Center (NETAC). The overall purpose was to help identify and spread effective employer policies and practices, continue and strengthen successful initiatives launched under NETAC, and also design and implement new, innovative approaches that can move employer behavior and employment outcomes forward.
Funding was set at up to $1.85 million for the first budget year, and ODEP anticipated making one award in total. While the initial award covered the first year, the full performance period was planned for 60 months (five years). Continued funding in later years was possible but not guaranteed; it depended on the recipient meeting performance expectations and on future availability of federal funds. The funding range was fixed in this announcement, with an award floor and ceiling both listed at $1.85 million, signaling that the Department expected a single full-sized award rather than multiple smaller awards or a wide budget range.
Eligibility was limited to four types of lead applicants: a business membership association, an institution of higher education, an employment service provider, or a national disability-serving organization. A central requirement was that the lead applicant come prepared with strong third-party partnerships ready to begin when the award started. Specifically, applications had to include partnerships representing each of the other eligible applicant categories (so that all four categories were represented across the group), plus two additional required partners: a top-tier business school and a state policy association. In other words, the proposal needed to show a coalition that combines employer-facing capacity, academic and research expertise, disability-focused perspective, and connections to state-level policy networks, along with a high-caliber business school partner. Any application missing any of these five required partners was considered non-responsive and would not move forward. The lead applicant was also limited in how many roles it could count toward meeting the partnership requirements; it could fulfill no more than two of the required roles, which prevents a single organization from substituting for most of the coalition. Applicants also needed at least five years of experience in their area and, importantly, proven experience providing outreach and technical assistance to employers either directly or through intermediary employer-serving organizations.
Administratively, the opportunity was identified by Funding Opportunity Number SCA-14-06 and aligned with CFDA 17.720 (Disability Employment Policy Development). It was posted June 26, 2014, with an application deadline of August 11, 2014, and later archived on September 10, 2014. The announcement indicated it would lay out the required submission elements, explain how applications would be reviewed, and provide the evaluation criteria used to select the single awardee. For applicant support, the Department provided a grants management contact (Cassandra Mitchell) for assistance accessing the full announcement or addressing related questions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity for?
This U.S. Department of Labor opportunity (through the Office of Disability Employment Policy, ODEP) funded a single organization to operate a National Employer Policy, Research, and Technical Assistance Center focused on improving the employment of people with disabilities.
2) What type of award is it?
The award was structured as a cooperative agreement. That means the selected recipient would carry out the work in close collaboration with ODEP, rather than operating completely independently.
3) Is this a new program or a continuation of an existing effort?
It was described as a re-competition of an existing effort. The new Center was expected to build on the earlier National Employer Technical Assistance Center (NETAC).
4) What is the overall purpose of the Center?
The purpose was to identify and spread effective employer policies and practices that improve disability employment, continue and strengthen successful initiatives launched under NETAC, and design and implement new, innovative approaches intended to improve employer behavior and employment outcomes.
5) How many awards did ODEP plan to make?
ODEP anticipated making one award in total.
6) How much funding was available?
Funding was set at up to $1.85 million for the first budget year.
7) Was there a funding range, or was it a fixed amount?
The funding range was effectively fixed in the announcement: the award floor and ceiling were both listed at $1.85 million. This signaled that the Department expected a single full-sized award rather than multiple smaller awards or a wide range of possible budgets.
8) How long was the performance period?
The full performance period was planned for 60 months (five years).
9) Was funding guaranteed for all five years?
No. While the initial award covered the first year, continued funding in later years was possible but not guaranteed. Future funding depended on the recipient meeting performance expectations and on the future availability of federal funds.
10) Who was eligible to apply as the lead applicant?
Eligibility for the lead applicant was limited to four types of organizations: (1) a business membership association, (2) an institution of higher education, (3) an employment service provider, or (4) a national disability-serving organization.
11) Were partnerships required?
Yes. A central requirement was that the lead applicant come prepared with strong third-party partnerships ready to begin when the award started.
12) What partners had to be included in the application?
Applications had to include partners representing each of the other eligible applicant categories so that all four categories were represented across the group. In addition, two more partners were required: a top-tier business school and a state policy association.
13) How many required partner categories were there in total?
There were five required partner categories to be represented in the proposal coalition: representation across the four eligible applicant types (spread across the group) plus (1) a top-tier business school and (2) a state policy association.
14) What happened if an application did not include all required partners?
Any application missing any of the required partners was considered non-responsive and would not move forward.
15) Could the lead applicant count as multiple required roles in the partnership structure?
The lead applicant was limited in how many roles it could count toward meeting the partnership requirements. The lead applicant could fulfill no more than two of the required roles.
16) What experience requirements applied to applicants?
Applicants needed at least five years of experience in their area and proven experience providing outreach and technical assistance to employers, either directly or through intermediary employer-serving organizations.
17) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number was SCA-14-06.
18) What CFDA program did this align with?
The opportunity aligned with CFDA 17.720 (Disability Employment Policy Development).
19) When was it posted, and what was the application deadline?
It was posted on June 26, 2014, and the application deadline was August 11, 2014.
20) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on September 10, 2014.
21) Who was the contact for help with the announcement or related questions?
The grants management contact listed for assistance accessing the full announcement or addressing related questions was Cassandra Mitchell.
22) What did the announcement say it would provide about the application process?
The announcement indicated it would lay out the required submission elements, explain how applications would be reviewed, and provide the evaluation criteria used to select the single awardee.
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