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Grants General Information |
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TYPES OF
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Discretionary Research and Demonstration Project Grants/Cooperative Agreements. |
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RANGE AND AVERAGE
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$20,000 to $4,000,000. Figures may vary with type of program. | |
PURPOSE: |
Grants are awarded for innovative research and demonstrations which add to existing knowledge and improve methods and techniques for the management, administration, and effectiveness of SSA programs. Grant funds may not be used for construction or major renovation of buildings. | |
OBJECTIVES: |
(1) To conduct social, economic, and demographic research on topics important to the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs and the current and future well-being of their beneficiaries; and (2) to develop and carry out experiments and research demonstration projects to determine the efficacy of: (a) alternative ways of rehabilitating beneficiaries and encouraging their return to work; and (b) modifying conditions applicable to such beneficiaries including: (i) the trial work period; (ii) early referral for rehabilitation services; and (iii) greater use of employers and others in the rehabilitation and placement process. | |
EXAMPLES OF
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(1)Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach to SSI/SSDI Beneficiaries ; (2) Protection and Advocacy Services for SSI/SSDI Beneficiaries;(3) Trends and Differences in Health and Ability to Work; (4) Changes in the Economic Status of Aged and Disabled Beneficiaries and their Correlates; (5) How the Elderly Become Poor: The Economic Circumstances of Aged Women with Special Attention to Widows and Divorcees; (6) Immigration, Fertility and the Future American Work Force; (7) SSI Outreach Demonstration Program for Aged, Blind and Disabled; (8) Hispanic Disability SSI Outreach; (9) SSI Outreach for the Severely Mentally Ill; (10) Benefits Assistance Program for HIV-Infected Individuals; (11) Educating Special Education Students about the work incentives program; and Disability Research Institute. | |
APPLICANT
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Applicants applying for grant funds may include State and local governments, educational institutions, hospitals, and nonprofit and profit organizations. Private individuals are not eligible to apply for support under the existing SSA research and demonstration grant programs. Profit organizations may apply with the understanding that no grant funds may be paid as profit to grant recipients. Profit is considered any amount in excess of the allowable costs of the grant recipient. A profit organization is a corporation or other legal entity which is organized or operated for the profit or benefit of its shareholders or other owners and must be distinguishable or legally separable from that of an individual acting on his/her own behalf. | |
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: |
When grant opportunities are available, SSA publishes a notice at www.grants.gov. Applicants must submit applications through www.grants.gov for all programs. Hard copy packages are available from SSA to applicants who do not have internet access when there is an open announcement soliciting grant applications. The individual executing the application must be authorized to act for the applicant agency or organization and assume the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of the grant. Applicants having trouble with Grants.gov should contact the Grants.gov support staff at support@grants.gov , 1-800-518-4726. If the issue is not resolved through the Grants.gov helpline and these problems prevent the submission of your application through Grants.gov, you may contact the SSA Grants Management Team for assistance. |
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COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS: |
Grantees are most often required to share the cost of projects. Generally, cost sharing ranges from 5 to 25 percent of total project costs. | |
DEADLINES: |
Closing dates for receipt of grant applications are published in the Grants.gov announcement (usually 60 - 90 days after date of publication in Grants.gov) | |
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING
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Generally, applications are evaluated on the following criteria: (1) adequacy of project design; (2) relevance of the activity to the objectives of the program; (3) qualifications of personnel; (4) adequate facilities to conduct activity; (5) reasonability of costs; and (6) usefulness of the results. | |
RANGE OF APPROVAL/
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Generally, 3 to 6 months after the closing date established in the Grants.gov Announcement. | |
AWARD
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OAG provides a Notice of Grant Award (or a Notice of Cooperative Agreement Award) as official notice for approved applications. The notice indicates award amount, the purpose of the award, award terms and conditions, the budget period, the anticipated project period, and the grantee's cost-sharing requirement. | |
APPEALS: |
There are no formal appeal procedures. If an application is not approved, the reasons will be stipulated in the denial notice. | |
REPORTS: |
Progress and financial reports are required on all projects. Interim progress and financial reports are due within 30 days after the end of the specified period. Comprehensive final reports are due no later than 90 days after the grant expires. SF-425 Federal Financial Report |
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RECORDS: |
Grantees must maintain records that include an account of all receipts and expenditures for 3 years. In the event of an audit, records must be maintained until all questions are resolved. | |
AUDITS: |
Audits shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of SSA regulations 20 CFR Part 435: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit Organizations, and Commercial Organizations; 20 CFR Part 437: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; and 20 CFR Part 438: Restrictions on Lobbying. | |
GOVERNING REGULATIONS: |
SSA grant programs are subject to the provisions of SSA regulations 20 CFR Part 435; 20 CFR Part 437; 20 CFR Part 438, 20 CFR Part 439, as well as 2 CFR Part 175. SSA Policies and Procedures relating to grants management are explained in the Grants Policy Handbook . |
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CONTACT INFORMATION: |
E-Mail Phyllis Y. Smith Telephone: (410) 965-9518 | |
Mailing Address: |
Phyllis Y. Smith, Chief, Grants Management Office Office of Acquisition and Grants, Social Security Administration 1st Floor, Rear Entrance 7111 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 |
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