The Social Security Administration is offering this grant to support the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) systems in providing work incentives assistance to disabled beneficiaries. This grant, authorized under Section 1150 of the Social Security Act, is for the purpose of empowering disabled individuals who wish to work by connecting them with necessary services and support. It aims to facilitate their entry or re-entry into the workforce. Funds are awarded as non-competing continuation payments to P&A systems across all fifty U.S. States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for Native Americans. This initiative ensures critical support services are available to help disabled beneficiaries achieve employment and greater independence.
Opportunity ID: 349196
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PABSS-PAB-24-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2024 PABSS Non-Competing Continuation |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 57 |
| Assistance Listings: | 96.009 — Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 25, 2023 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 25, 2023 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Sep 24, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | A protection and advocacy system established under title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act which submits a timely application conforming to the requirements in this notice will be eligible to receive an award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Social Security Administration |
| Description: | Section 1150 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-21), State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries, authorizes the Commissioner of Social Security to make payments in each State to the protection and advocacy (P&A) system for the purpose of providing services to disabled beneficiaries who want to work. These grants may be awarded to the P&A system in each of the fifty States as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the P&A system for Native Americans. |
| Link to Additional Information: | 2024 PABSS Non-Competing Continuation |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. |
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