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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
SSA-OAG-08-1
Opportunity Category:
Continuation
Posted Date:
Nov 15, 2007
Creation Date:
Nov 14, 2007
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 31, 2007
Applications are to submitted through www.grants.gov by the Close Date.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Dec 31, 2007
Applications are to submitted through www.grants.gov by the Close Date.
Archive Date:
Feb 29, 2008
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
99
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$15,826,362
Award Ceiling:
$249,999
Award Floor:
$83,333
CFDA Number(s):
96.008
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Social Security - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicant organizations are ONLY those already awarded by SSA for the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program and having a current Budget Period end date of March 31, 2008.
Agency Name
ODISP- OESP
Description
Section 1149 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 121 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA), requires the Commissioner of Social Security (the Commissioner) to establish a community-based work incentives planning and assistance program for the purpose of disseminating accurate information to beneficiaries with disabilities on work incentives programs and issues related to such programs to assist them in their employment efforts. The Commissioner has established a competitive program of cooperative agreements to provide work incentives planning, assistance and outreach. This SSA program is called the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program. The WIPA program also provides information on the availability of protection and advocacy services to beneficiaries with disabilities, including beneficiaries participating in the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program established under section 1619, and other programs that are designed to encourage beneficiaries with disabilities to seek, maintain and regain employment. The WIPA Program is an important part of SSA’s employment strategy for beneficiaries with disabilities. One of SSA’s goals in implementing TWWIIA is to help achieve a substantial increase in the number of beneficiaries with disabilities who return to work and achieve greater self sufficiency.
