Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA 07 05
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- The OASAM in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natl Tech Asst Rsrch Cntr to Promote Ldrshp for Emp Econ Ind for Adults w/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 26, 2007 and posted on Jul 26, 2007.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 2007. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,350,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,350,000.00 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).
- Eligible applicants are consortia which may include a combination of any two or more of the following Public/private non profits or for profit organizations (including community and faith based organizations) and universities and colleges all with demonstrated appropriate experience in providing technical assistance, and conducting research and demonstrations in targeted goal areas defined in this solicitation for increasing employment and economic self sufficiency for adults with disabilities. The demonstrated expertise required should include, but not be limited to
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Opportunity Summary:
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SGA 07-05) is a U.S. Department of Labor initiative through the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to fund a single, national Technical Assistance and Research Center focused on improving employment outcomes and economic independence for adults with disabilities. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the grantee is expected to work closely with ODEP in shaping and carrying out the work. At its core, the grant is about building stronger leadership and durable partnerships across the systems that influence whether adults with disabilities can get jobs, keep jobs, advance, and build financial stability. That includes workforce development and economic development systems, along with a wide range of generic and disability-specific agencies and programs that typically operate in separate lanes. The Center is expected to help these systems align and coordinate so they can work strategically and consistently, rather than through isolated projects that do not scale.
The Center is required to blend research, demonstration/evidence-building, technical assistance, dissemination, and partnership development. On the research side, the Center must identify, validate, and document effective models, practices, and policies within the solicitation's targeted goal areas for increasing employment and economic self-sufficiency. That research can use both qualitative and quantitative methods, and it is expected to produce practical evidence that state and local leaders can use to make decisions. The scope is not limited to describing what works; it also includes studying how different strategies interact with one another in public policy, nationally and in selected states, and documenting the role and impact of leadership actions across agencies and sectors. A key deliverable embedded in the research expectations is policy-related recommendations that can be considered across agencies and systems, reflecting an emphasis on systemic change rather than one-off program improvements.
On the technical assistance and dissemination side, the Center must turn evidence into usable tools. That includes developing accessible, evidence-based materials such as multimedia resources, curricula, and other products designed to build leadership capacity and support implementation in the field. The Center must also publish and distribute reports and documents, including through outlets such as peer-reviewed journals when appropriate, and provide intensive technical assistance and training to ODEP grantees while documenting the impact of that support. Another explicit expectation is stakeholder education: the Center must help policymakers, system administrators, educators, and other influential groups understand what policy and practice changes are needed to increase employment and economic independence for adults with disabilities, and what evidence supports those changes. The Center also serves as a national repository for materials and effective practices from current and former ODEP grantees, and it must maintain a user-friendly website that meets recognized accessibility standards.
Collaboration and partnership are treated as a major workstream, not a side activity. The Center must develop evidence about which interagency collaboration strategies actually work, what results they produce, and how they can be replicated across different settings. The partnership emphasis is intentionally broad, spanning state agencies (for example Labor, Economic Development, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicaid, Mental Health, Education, TANF, and related councils), local workforce entities under the Workforce Investment Act era infrastructure (such as One-Stop Career Centers and service providers), financial services organizations and benefits planning programs, community colleges and training providers, transportation and housing authorities, employers and employer networks, and multiple federal agencies (including DOL, HHS, Commerce, HUD, Treasury, Transportation, Education, VA, SSA, and SBA). The point is to leverage and maximize resources across systems in ways that expand choice, control, and self-direction for job seekers with disabilities, rather than forcing individuals to navigate fragmented programs that do not coordinate.
A distinctive feature of this grant is an intensive, on-site pilot component in two competitively selected states or economic development regions. During Year 1, the Center is expected to develop targeted technical assistance materials, create a work plan for this pilot component (subject to ODEP approval), and design and run a competitive process to select the two pilot locations by the third quarter of Year 1. Intensive on-site work must begin no later than the first quarter of Year 2 and focus on implementing the solicitation's goal areas throughout the selected state(s) or region(s). The announcement anticipates that at least $600,000 of the project budget will be dedicated to this pilot component, with additional funding potentially continuing in Years 3-5 depending on ODEP option periods, available funds, and performance. The rest of the award budget supports the broader national research, technical assistance, training, dissemination, and partnership functions.
The funding profile is straightforward: one expected award totaling $2,350,000, with an award floor and ceiling both set at $2,350,000, and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA program number listed is 17.720 (Disability Employment Policy Development). The opportunity was posted July 26, 2007, with an original and current closing date of August 20, 2007, and an archive date of December 30, 2007. Eligible applicants are consortia made up of at least two entities drawn from public or private nonprofits, for-profit organizations (including community- and faith-based organizations), and colleges or universities, all with demonstrated experience providing technical assistance and conducting research and demonstrations tied to the targeted goal areas around employment and economic self-sufficiency for adults with disabilities.
Conceptually, the Center is expected to operate with a clear set of assumptions: adults with disabilities can make and implement decisions about their work lives with appropriate supports; they can mobilize resources to move from poverty and dependency to independence through employment; and durable progress requires multiple generic and disability-specific systems to partner across traditional boundaries. In practice, ODEP is looking for an organization (or consortium) capable of providing national, transformational leadership that can take promising innovations from small demonstrations and translate them into scalable, system-level practices, while also elevating the national conversation about disability and employment with credible evidence and actionable guidance.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is Funding Opportunity Number SGA 07-05?
SGA 07-05 is a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) funding opportunity through the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to establish and operate a single, national Technical Assistance and Research Center focused on improving employment outcomes and economic independence for adults with disabilities.
2) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to improve employment and economic self-sufficiency for adults with disabilities by building stronger leadership and durable partnerships across the systems that affect whether people can get jobs, keep jobs, advance in their careers, and build financial stability. The Center is expected to help systems coordinate strategically and consistently rather than rely on isolated, non-scalable projects.
3) How many awards does ODEP expect to make?
ODEP expects to make one award to fund a single national Center.
4) What type of award is this?
The award is a cooperative agreement. This means the grantee is expected to work closely with ODEP in shaping the work and carrying out the project activities.
5) What is the total funding amount for the award?
The expected total award is $2,350,000. The award floor is $2,350,000 and the award ceiling is also $2,350,000.
6) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
7) What is the CFDA program number for this opportunity?
The CFDA program number listed is 17.720 (Disability Employment Policy Development).
8) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are consortia made up of at least two entities drawn from: public or private nonprofits, for-profit organizations (including community- and faith-based organizations), and colleges or universities. Applicants must have demonstrated experience providing technical assistance and conducting research and demonstrations tied to the targeted goal areas related to employment and economic self-sufficiency for adults with disabilities.
9) Does a single organization qualify on its own?
Based on the opportunity description, applicants must apply as a consortium of at least two eligible entities.
10) What does ODEP want the Center to do, overall?
The Center is required to blend several functions into one national effort: research, demonstration/evidence-building, technical assistance, dissemination, and partnership development. The work is intended to support systemic change and alignment across agencies and programs that typically operate separately.
11) What kinds of systems and agencies is the Center expected to help align?
The Center is expected to strengthen alignment across workforce development and economic development systems, along with a broad mix of generic and disability-specific agencies and programs that influence employment and economic independence for adults with disabilities.
12) What are the research expectations for the Center?
The Center must identify, validate, and document effective models, practices, and policies within the solicitation's targeted goal areas. Research may use qualitative and quantitative methods and should produce practical evidence state and local leaders can use. The research scope includes studying how strategies interact within public policy (nationally and in selected states) and documenting the role and impact of leadership actions across agencies and sectors.
13) Is the Center expected to produce policy recommendations?
Yes. A key deliverable embedded in the research expectations is policy-related recommendations that can be considered across agencies and systems, reflecting an emphasis on systemic change.
14) What does “technical assistance” mean in this grant?
Technical assistance includes intensive support, training, and guidance to help ODEP grantees and other stakeholders implement evidence-based practices and policies. The Center must also document the impact of the technical assistance and training it provides.
15) What kinds of products and materials is the Center expected to create?
The Center must develop accessible, evidence-based materials such as multimedia resources, curricula, and other products designed to build leadership capacity and support implementation. It must also publish and distribute reports and documents, and use outlets such as peer-reviewed journals when appropriate.
16) Who is the Center expected to educate or influence?
The Center must support stakeholder education aimed at policymakers, system administrators, educators, and other influential groups. The goal is to improve understanding of what policy and practice changes are needed to increase employment and economic independence for adults with disabilities and what evidence supports those changes.
17) What does it mean that the Center is a national repository?
The Center must serve as a national repository for materials and effective practices from current and former ODEP grantees. It is expected to maintain and organize these resources so they are usable by the field.
18) Are there website requirements?
Yes. The Center must maintain a user-friendly website that meets recognized accessibility standards.
19) How central are partnerships and collaboration in this project?
Partnership development is a major workstream. The Center must help build and strengthen interagency and cross-sector collaboration and also develop evidence about which collaboration strategies work, what results they produce, and how they can be replicated.
20) What partners are specifically mentioned as targets for collaboration?
The opportunity describes a broad set of potential partners, including state agencies (such as Labor, Economic Development, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicaid, Mental Health, Education, TANF, and related councils), local workforce entities (including One-Stop Career Centers and service providers), financial services organizations and benefits planning programs, community colleges and training providers, transportation and housing authorities, employers and employer networks, and multiple federal agencies (including DOL, HHS, Commerce, HUD, Treasury, Transportation, Education, VA, SSA, and SBA).
21) What is the “intensive, on-site pilot component”?
A distinctive feature of the grant is an intensive, on-site pilot in two competitively selected states or economic development regions. The pilot is intended to implement the solicitation's goal areas comprehensively in the selected locations, supported by targeted technical assistance and coordinated systems work.
22) When are the two pilot locations selected?
The Center is expected to design and run a competitive process to select the two pilot locations by the third quarter of Year 1.
23) When must on-site pilot work begin?
Intensive on-site work must begin no later than the first quarter of Year 2.
24) How much of the budget is expected to support the pilot component?
The announcement anticipates that at least $600,000 of the project budget will be dedicated to the pilot component.
25) Can the pilot component receive funding beyond the initial period?
Additional funding for the pilot may continue in Years 3-5 depending on ODEP option periods, available funds, and performance.
26) What does the rest of the project budget support?
The remainder of the award supports the broader national functions of the Center, including research, technical assistance, training, dissemination, and partnership development.
27) What are the key assumptions or guiding beliefs behind this opportunity?
The opportunity is based on the assumptions that adults with disabilities can make and implement decisions about their work lives with appropriate supports; can mobilize resources to move from poverty and dependency to independence through employment; and that durable progress requires generic and disability-specific systems to partner across traditional boundaries.
28) What kind of organization is ODEP looking for to run the Center?
ODEP is looking for an organization (or consortium) capable of providing national, transformational leadership. The Center is expected to translate promising innovations from small demonstrations into scalable, system-level practices, and to elevate the national conversation about disability and employment with credible evidence and actionable guidance.
29) What are the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on July 26, 2007. The original and current closing date is August 20, 2007. The archive date is December 30, 2007.
30) Is the focus limited to disability-specific programs?
No. The description emphasizes alignment between generic systems (like workforce and economic development) and disability-specific agencies and programs, with the goal of reducing fragmentation and improving coordinated outcomes.
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