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
Agency: Department of Education
- 84.421 -- Disability Innovation Fund (DIF)
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
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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
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
e-Mail: Program Mailbox
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03430.pdf | Correction Notice; Applications for New Awards: Disability Innovation Fund-Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project | Feb 19, 2021 02:01 PM UTC |
| 2021-00149.pdf | Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Document | Jan 8, 2021 02:11 PM UTC |
| 2019-02206.pdf | Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document | Jan 8, 2021 02:10 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: May 8, 2021
Award
$110,000,000
Program Funding
31
Expected awards
$3,548,387
Award Minimum
$18,333,333
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
ED-GRANTS-010721-001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
2
Posted date:
January 8, 2021
Archive date:
May 8, 2021
