This Department of Labor grant aims to award funding for pilot projects that focus on inclusive integrated education and career development services for youth and young adults aged 14-24 with disabilities. The initiative seeks to research, develop, and evaluate innovative models to support individuals with significant disabilities in acquiring the skills for high-wage, high-skill employment. Eligible institutions must be recipients of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants, with a focus on expanding capacity for education and career training. The grant period is 60 months, with the potential for continuation awards. Application deadline is August 11, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 258621
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCA-14-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Pathways to Careers: Community Colleges for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Demonstration Project |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.720 — Disability Employment Policy Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 11, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 11, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 10, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $2,083,300 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,041,650 |
| Award Floor: | $1,041,650 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | III. Eligibility Information A. Eligible Applicants Eligible institutions are institutions of higher education as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), which offer programs that can be completed in not more than two years. They include public, proprietary, or other nonprofit educational institutions. Generally, such institutions include two-year and four-year colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions. Educational institutions in the U.S. territories are eligible if they offer programs that can be completed in not more than two years and are accredited by an agency or association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Eligible applicants must also be 1) recipients of grant awards under the TAACCCT program and 2) in good standing with the TAACCCT program. If not, the applicant will be deemed ineligible and the application will not be reviewed. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | OASAM |
| Description: | Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announces the availability of approximately $2,083,300 to fund two cooperative agreements to conduct pilot projects. Under this initiative, funding will be awarded through a competitive process to two eligible institutions to research, develop, test, and, in coordination with DOL, evaluate innovative systems models for providing inclusive integrated education and career development services to youth and young adults with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities. Eligible participants will be between the ages of 14 and 24. This award will be for a 60-month period of performance and will fund the first 12-month budget period. ODEP, in its discretion, may make available continuation awards for additional 12 month budget periods through the end of the period of performance. To be considered for an award, an applicant for the grant must: 1) Be an eligible institution of higher education, as defined by section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, that provide(s) education and career training programs that can be completed in two years or less, and 2) Be a recipient of funding through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program. The primary intent of the TAACCCT grants is to build and expand the capacity of community colleges to meet the educational and career retraining needs of workers who have lost their jobs or are threatened with job loss as a result of foreign trade eligible for services under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA), and other workers seeking skilled training for jobs in demand. The current Pathways to Careers grant initiative is not limited to workers who have lost their jobs or who are threatened with job loss as a result of foreign trade. However, DOL is seeking to leverage and build upon the TAACCCT program granteesÂ’ recent experiences in developing infrastructure, including curriculum, needed to expand and improve education and career development training programs. Grantees will conduct pilot projects to develop and test new inclusive education and career training strategies to help ensure that youth and young adults with disabilities acquire the skills, degrees, and credentials needed for high wage, high skill employment. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cassandra Mitchell
Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-4570 Email:mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 258621 Full Announcement-1 -> ODEP FY14 SCA 14-03 Community College.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Cassandra Mitchell Grants Management Specialist Phone 202-693-4570 Email: mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCA-14-03 | Pathways to Careers: Community Colleges for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Demonstration Project | PKG00200060 | Jun 26, 2014 | Aug 11, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
258621 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
258621 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
258621 Budget-1.1.pdf
258621 SF424A-1.0.pdf
258621 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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