# Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Disability Innovation Fund: Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project Assistance Listing Number 84.421C

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-010721-001-office-of-special-education-and-rehabilitative-services/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330796

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $18.3 million (at least $3.5 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 31 awards worth $110 million in total. Applications closed on April 8, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-010721-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 8, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $18.3 million |
| Award floor | $3.5 million |
| Expected awards | 31 |
| Total funding | $110 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.421 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

1. Eligible Applicants: State VR agencies or State VR agencies applying as a consortium under 34 CFR 75.128.

## What the grant funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-94), is to support innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities, as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, including activities aimed at improving the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving SSI and their families that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency. Assistance Listing Number 84.421C. 02/19/2021- Updated Closing Date and Intergovernmental Date 02/19/2021 per the correction notice at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-02-19/pdf/2021-03430.pdf

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-010721-001 still open?

No. It closed on April 8, 2021.

### Who can apply for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Disability Innovation Fund: Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project Assistance Listing Number 84.421C?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Disability Innovation Fund: Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project Assistance Listing Number 84.421C?

Closed April 8, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $18.3 million each. About $110 million in total across about 31 awards.

### Who has won Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were CA Dept of Rehabilitation, Illinois Department of Human Service, Department of Aging & Disability Services. The program made 63 awards worth $672 million in that time.