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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Office of Disability Employment
Program National Center on
Leadership for Employment and
Advancement of People With
Disabilities
Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Department of
Labor.
Announcement Type: New Notice of
Availability of Funds and Solicitation
for Grant Applications (SGA) for
Cooperative Agreements. The full
announcement is posted on https://
www.grants.gov.
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA–
12–14.
Key Dates: The closing date for receipt
of applications is August 31, 2012.
AGENCY:
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Funding Opportunity Description
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or
Department), Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) announces
the availability of approximately $1.1 to
fund one cooperative agreement to
establish the National Center on
Leadership for the Employment and
Advancement of People with
Disabilities (LEAD). The Center will
seek to improve employment outcomes
and promote the economic advancement
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of people with disabilities by focusing
on five strategic goal areas.
First, the Center will stimulate and
bring to scale innovative practices and
solutions-oriented models focused on
both sustainable systems change and
improved practices at the individual
level. Second, the Center will
coordinate and provide state-of-the-art
technical assistance, training and
knowledge transfer capacity to
workforce-related federal, state and
local staff, grantees, subcontracting
entities and external partners on
evidence-based strategies and best
practices. Third, the Center will
translate emerging and successful
solutions identified through
demonstration projects and research
focused on retention and return-to-work
issues for individuals with disabilities,
particularly mature workers. Fourth, the
Center will assist ODEP in the
development of policy by performing,
upon request, rapid response to policy
analysis and policy implementation
questions. Finally, the Center will
provide real-time accurate information
related to disability employment and
serve as a central locus and repository
of information on best practices and
successful employment strategies to
both individual job seekers and the
systems that assist them in securing,
retaining, and advancing in
employment.
This cooperative agreement will be
funded for one year with up to four
option years available, pending
acceptable performance and availability
of funding.
This solicitation provides background
information, describes the application
submission requirements, outlines the
process that eligible entities must use to
apply for funds covered by this
solicitation, and outlines the evaluation
criteria used as a basis for selecting the
grantee.
The full Solicitation for Grant
Applications is posted on https://
www.grants.gov under U.S. Department
of Labor/ODEP. Applications submitted
through https://www.grants.gov or hard
copy will be accepted. If you need to
speak to a person concerning these
grants, you may telephone Cassandra
Mitchell at 202–693–4570 (not a tollfree number). If you have issues
regarding access to the https://
www.grants.gov Web site, you may
telephone the Contact Center Phone at
1–800–518–4726.
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of
August 2012.
Cassandra R. Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–19370 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Office of Disability Employment
Program Accessible Technology
Action Center (ATAC)
Office of Disability
Employment Policy, Department of
Labor.
Announcement Type: New Notice of
Availability of Funds and Solicitation
for Grant Applications (SGA) for
Cooperative Agreements. The full
announcement is posted on https://
www.grants.gov.
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA
12–13.
Key Dates: The closing date for receipt
of applications is August 31, 2012.
AGENCY:
Funding Opportunity Description
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or
Department), Office of Disability
Employment Policy (ODEP) announces
the availability of approximately
$950,000 to fund a cooperative
agreement to develop and operate the
Accessible Technology Action Center
(ATAC), a new national resource to
facilitate and promote the use of
accessible technology in the hiring,
employment, retention, and career
advancement of individuals with
disabilities.
DOL is using this funding to
strategically (1) develop, coordinate and
publicize resources on accessible
technology in the workplace; (2)
promote effective employer practices
and strategies on accessible technology
issues in the workplace related to
leadership, self-assessment, policies and
practices, infrastructure, and continuous
improvement; (3) facilitate policy
advancement on specific issues facing
employers, developers, and the
technology industry related to ensuring
accessible, usable and interoperable
technology in all types of work settings;
and (4) translate that policy knowledge
into adoption and implementation.
The tasks to be carried out by the
Accessible Technology Action Center
include, but are not limited to the
following:
• Developing and maintaining a
comprehensive web portal with
resources related to accessible
technology in the workplace, including
resources that meet the varied needs of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Office of Disability
Employment Program National Center on Leadership for Employment and
Advancement of People With Disabilities
AGENCY: Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor.
Announcement Type: New Notice of Availability of Funds and
Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) for Cooperative Agreements.
The full announcement is posted on https://www.grants.gov.
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-12-14.
Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications is August
31, 2012.
Funding Opportunity Description
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department), Office of
Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announces the availability of
approximately $1.1 to fund one cooperative agreement to establish the
National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Advancement of
People with Disabilities (LEAD). The Center will seek to improve
employment outcomes and promote the economic advancement of people with
disabilities by focusing on five strategic goal areas.
First, the Center will stimulate and bring to scale innovative
practices and solutions-oriented models focused on both sustainable
systems change and improved practices at the individual level. Second,
the Center will coordinate and provide state-of-the-art technical
assistance, training and knowledge transfer capacity to workforce-
related federal, state and local staff, grantees, subcontracting
entities and external partners on evidence-based strategies and best
practices. Third, the Center will translate emerging and successful
solutions identified through demonstration projects and research
focused on retention and return-to-work issues for individuals with
disabilities, particularly mature workers. Fourth, the Center will
assist ODEP in the development of policy by performing, upon request,
rapid response to policy analysis and policy implementation questions.
Finally, the Center will provide real-time accurate information related
to disability employment and serve as a central locus and repository of
information on best practices and successful employment strategies to
both individual job seekers and the systems that assist them in
securing, retaining, and advancing in employment.
This cooperative agreement will be funded for one year with up to
four option years available, pending acceptable performance and
availability of funding.
This solicitation provides background information, describes the
application submission requirements, outlines the process that eligible
entities must use to apply for funds covered by this solicitation, and
outlines the evaluation criteria used as a basis for selecting the
grantee.
The full Solicitation for Grant Applications is posted on https://www.grants.gov under U.S. Department of Labor/ODEP. Applications
submitted through https://www.grants.gov or hard copy will be accepted.
If you need to speak to a person concerning these grants, you may
telephone Cassandra Mitchell at 202-693-4570 (not a toll-free number).
If you have issues regarding access to the https://www.grants.gov Web
site, you may telephone the Contact Center Phone at 1-800-518-4726.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of August 2012.
Cassandra R. Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19370 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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