OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Disability Innovation Fund: Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations CFDA Number 84.421B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies.
Description: 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.Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Program, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), is to support innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of ``individuals with disabilities,&apos;&apos; as defined in section 7(20)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 705(20)(A)).Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.421B.Applications for grants under the Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations, CFDA number 84.421B, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the electronic grant application for the Rehabilitation Services Administration--Disability Innovation Fund--Transition Work-Based Learning Model Demonstrations at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.421, not 84.421B). In the Federal Register of August 1, 2016 (81 FR 50485), on page 50487, in the middle column, we revise the section ``Applicable Regulations&apos;&apos; to read as follows: ``Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Department and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The NFP for this competition, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.&apos;&apos;
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;RoseAnn Ashby,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;Rehabilitation Services Administration,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5057, &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5076.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7258, or by email: roseann.ashby@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: August 1, 2016.    Date of Pre-Application Webinar: August 4, 2016. Date of Pre-Application Webinar: Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre-application Webinar. The pre-application Webinar with staff from the Department will be held at 2:00 p.m., Washington DC time, on Thursday, August 4, 2016. The Webinar will be recorded. For further information about the pre-application Webinar, contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of this notice.    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 6, 2016.