SSA Research related to the Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs - with Target of increasing Employment, Self-sufficiency of Individuals with Disabilities

Sponsor Deadline: 

Jun 21, 2021

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Social Security Admin SSA

UI Contact: 

SSA Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program ICAP
for Research related to the Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Program
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https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/icap.html
Grants.gov   https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333062 

This funding opportunity will establish a new cooperative agreement program to allow SSA to collaborate with States, private foundations, and other non-federal groups and organizations who have the interest and ability to identify, operate, and partially fund interventional research. The research and interventions under this program will target the increased employment and self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities (whether beneficiaries, applicants, or potential applicants of the Disability Insurance (DI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs); coordinating planning between private and public welfare agencies to improve the administration and effectiveness the DI, SSI, and related programs; assisting claimants in vulnerable populations apply for or appeal decisions on claims for DI and SSI benefits; and conducting outreach to children with disabilities who are potentially eligible to receive SSI.

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