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- The National Council on Disability in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Accessibility of U.S. funded Overseas Facilities and Programs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 13, 2009 and posted on May 13, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 1, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Council on Disability (NCD) offered this discretionary funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 09-02) to support a one-year research project focused on disability access and nondiscrimination in U.S.-funded activities overseas. The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the work would be carried out by the recipient with active involvement and oversight from NCD. The maximum available funding for the single expected award was $100,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The performance period was planned for 12 months, running from August 20, 2009 to August 20, 2010.
At its core, the project was designed to produce an NCD report examining how U.S. government-funded overseas facilities and programs, including both public and private actors receiving U.S. funds, address accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. NCD signaled a strong interest in clarifying responsibilities and accountability in real-world overseas contexts, especially where U.S. programs operate through contractors, international development organizations, embassies and missions, and Department of Defense-supported activities. The overall goal was to assess how disability rights principles and legal obligations translate into practice outside the United States, and whether U.S. funding is supporting programs that are accessible and inclusive rather than unintentionally reinforcing barriers.
NCD laid out three major components for the required report. First, applicants were asked to analyze relevant international law to determine how U.S.-funded international development organizations would be expected to comply with Article 32 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in countries that have ratified the CRPD. Article 32 deals with international cooperation, so this part of the work was aimed at understanding how disability inclusion expectations apply when development assistance is delivered in CRPD-ratifying countries, and what that implies for organizations implementing U.S.-funded projects abroad.
Second, the project required an empirical follow-up to NCD's 2003 report on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Specifically, NCD wanted updated evidence on how USAID has been implementing its own disability policy overseas and what impact that implementation has had over time. This portion also required examining USAID's compliance in overseas operations with Sections 501, 503, and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which address nondiscrimination and related obligations in employment and federally connected programs and activities. The report was expected to look at practical implementation, including whether anti-discrimination protections are actually being carried out by government employees and contractors working abroad. It also needed to assess whether U.S.-funded programs are operated in ways that are accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities, rather than being accessible only on paper.
Third, applicants were asked to evaluate progress on NCD recommendations concerning the accessibility of U.S. embassies and missions, as well as Department of Defense (DoD)-funded programs and facilities. This component was intended to measure whether prior recommendations had been adopted and whether conditions had improved in terms of physical access, programmatic access, and broader inclusion for people with disabilities in these overseas U.S. government-related environments.
The competition was open to all potential applicants with no categorical eligibility restrictions noted (in other words, unrestricted eligibility). Applications were due by July 1, 2009, with a firm cutoff at 5:00 p.m. local time, and late applications were not considered. Applicants were instructed to deliver all materials to NCD at 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004, attention Joan Durocher, Senior Attorney/Advisor, who also served as the point of contact for requesting application materials or assistance. The funding announcement was posted May 13, 2009, and the archived date was July 31, 2009.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the National Council on Disability (NCD), Funding Opportunity Number 09-02. It supports a one-year research project on disability access and nondiscrimination in U.S.-funded activities overseas.
What type of award is being offered?
The award is a cooperative agreement. This means the recipient would carry out the work with active involvement and oversight from NCD, rather than operating completely independently.
How many awards were expected?
NCD indicated a single expected award under this opportunity.
What is the maximum funding amount?
The maximum available funding for the single expected award was $100,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How long is the project period?
The planned performance period was 12 months.
What were the planned start and end dates for the performance period?
The performance period was planned to run from August 20, 2009 to August 20, 2010.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project was designed to produce an NCD report examining how U.S. government-funded overseas facilities and programs address accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities. This includes U.S.-funded activities carried out by both public and private actors receiving U.S. funds.
What kinds of overseas activities and settings were included in the scope?
The scope included overseas facilities and programs funded by the U.S. government, including situations where U.S. programs operate through contractors, international development organizations, embassies and missions, and Department of Defense-supported activities.
What overarching issue was NCD trying to clarify through this research?
NCD expressed strong interest in clarifying responsibilities and accountability for accessibility and nondiscrimination in real-world overseas contexts, particularly where delivery involves multiple actors such as contractors and international development organizations.
What was the intended outcome of the report in terms of accessibility?
The report was intended to assess whether U.S. funding supports overseas programs that are accessible and inclusive in practice, rather than unintentionally reinforcing barriers or being accessible only on paper.
How many major components did NCD require in the report?
NCD laid out three major components for the required report.
What is the first required component of the report?
The first component required analysis of relevant international law to determine how U.S.-funded international development organizations would be expected to comply with Article 32 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in countries that have ratified the CRPD.
What does Article 32 of the CRPD relate to in this project?
Article 32 deals with international cooperation. For this project, it framed the analysis of disability inclusion expectations when U.S.-funded development assistance is delivered in CRPD-ratifying countries and what that implies for organizations implementing U.S.-funded projects abroad.
What is the second required component of the report?
The second component required an empirical follow-up to NCD's 2003 report on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including updated evidence on how USAID has been implementing its disability policy overseas and what impact that implementation has had over time.
Which U.S. nondiscrimination legal provisions had to be examined as part of the USAID component?
The USAID component also required examining overseas compliance with Sections 501, 503, and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which address nondiscrimination and related obligations in employment and federally connected programs and activities.
What did NCD want to understand about implementation overseas (beyond policy statements)?
NCD expected the report to examine practical implementation, including whether anti-discrimination protections are actually being carried out by government employees and contractors working abroad, and whether U.S.-funded programs are operated in accessible and inclusive ways.
What is the third required component of the report?
The third component required evaluating progress on NCD recommendations concerning the accessibility of U.S. embassies and missions, as well as Department of Defense (DoD)-funded programs and facilities.
What kinds of accessibility were implicated in the embassies, missions, and DoD component?
This component was intended to measure whether conditions had improved in terms of physical access, programmatic access, and broader inclusion for people with disabilities in these overseas environments.
Who was eligible to apply?
The competition was open to all potential applicants. No categorical eligibility restrictions were noted (unrestricted eligibility).
When were applications due?
Applications were due by July 1, 2009, with a firm cutoff at 5:00 p.m. local time.
What happened if an application was submitted late?
Late applications were not considered.
Where were applicants instructed to send application materials?
Applicants were instructed to deliver all materials to NCD at 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004.
To whose attention were application materials directed?
Materials were to be sent to the attention of Joan Durocher, Senior Attorney/Advisor.
Who was the point of contact for requesting application materials or assistance?
Joan Durocher, Senior Attorney/Advisor, was identified as the point of contact for requesting application materials or assistance.
When was the funding announcement posted?
The funding announcement was posted May 13, 2009.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archived date was July 31, 2009.
What is the deliverable expected from the project?
The central deliverable was an NCD report covering the three required components: (1) international law/CRPD Article 32 expectations for U.S.-funded development work in CRPD-ratifying countries, (2) an empirical follow-up on USAID disability policy implementation and Rehabilitation Act compliance overseas, and (3) progress on accessibility recommendations for U.S. embassies/missions and DoD-funded programs and facilities.
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