# Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)—Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment Innovative Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421D

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-032122-001-office-of-special-education-and-rehabilitative-services/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/338811

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $13.9 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $167 million in total. Applications closed on June 21, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-032122-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 21, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $13.9 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $167 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, excluding State VR agencies in States that have completely phased out subminimum wage employment.

## 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 Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260), is to support innovative activities aimed at increasing CIE as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 705(5)), for youth and other individuals with disabilities. The purpose of this competition is to increase the opportunity for SWTCIE program participants--students and youth with disabilities seeking subminimum wage employment and potential VR program applicants or VR-eligible individuals with disabilities who are employed or contemplating employment at subminimum wage--to obtain CIE, defined in section 7(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) and in the Definitions section of this notice.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-032122-001 still open?

No. It closed on June 21, 2022.

### Who can apply for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)—Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment Innovative Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421D?

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): Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)—Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment Innovative Model Demonstration Project, ALN 84.421D?

Closed June 21, 2022. 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 $13.9 million each. About $167 million in total across about 12 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.