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The U.S. Department of Education just posted a Public Input Notice (PIN) at www.ed.gov/PROMISE<http://www.ed.gov/PROMISE>inviting interested persons and organizations to provide input on a new competitive grant program, Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE). The purpose of this program is to fund model demonstration projects in States to promote improved outcomes for children who receive SSI and their families. Under this program, projects must form strong and effective partnerships among State agencies responsible for programs that play a key role in providing services to child SSI recipients and their families and provide coordinated services and supports designed to improve the education and employment outcomes of child SSI recipients and their families. Governors’ offices, the State agencies identified as required partners in the PIN, and other organizations and agencies that may be interested in participating in partnerships are particularly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Public Input Notice posted at www.ed.gov/PROMISE<http://www.ed.gov/PROMISE>, participate in the upcoming public webinars, and provide written comments on the PIN. During the webinars, staff will provide an overview of the new program and take questions. Note that the Department will not be undertaking formal rulemaking on the priority to be used for the PROMISE competition so this opportunity to comment on the PIN is the only opportunity the public will have to provide feedback on the proposed requirements for this competition. Public Webinars: Hear a detailed overview and ask questions:
* Feb 21st – 2:00-3:30pm eastern * Feb 27th - 3:00-4:30pm eastern * Feb 28th - 3:00-4:30pm eastern * March 5th - 3:00-4:30pm eastern To join the PROMISE Initiative Webinar, please click this link: https://air-event500.webex.com/air-event500/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=591788776 Or, go to: https://www.webex.com/login/attend-a-meeting The event number is: 591 788 776 You may join the teleconference at any time by dialing: 1 800-503-2899 and typing in the following Access Code when prompted: 4036828 Public Input Notice: See details and submit comments until 5:00 PM EST on March 17, 2013 at:www.ed.gov/PROMISE<http://www.ed.gov/PROMISE>. The Department will take submitted comments into account as it prepares the application notice for this competition. Proposed Details of the PROMISE Program: Program Description: The Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) program is an interagency collaboration of the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor, and the Social Security Administration. Under this new competitive grant program, State agencies must partner to develop and implement a model demonstration project (MDP) that provides coordinated services and supports designed to improve the education and career outcomes of children with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), including services and supports to their families. More information is available at the PROMISE website: http://www.ed.gov/promise Eligible Applicants: The 50 States and the District of Columbia. Multiple States may also apply together as a consortium. Who Will Be Served: Children with disabilities receiving SSI ages 14-16 at the time of enrollment and their families. States must enroll and randomly assign approximately 1,000 children and their families to a group that receives the MDP interventions (treatment group) and an additional 1,000 children and their families to another group that receives services they would ordinarily receive (control group). A contractor will assist States with random assignment. Funding: 3 to 6 projects will receive $4.5 million to $10 million a year for up to 5 years. No matching funds are required. Services and Supports: As part of the MDP, States must provide an array of services and supports to participating children and their families, including case management, benefits counseling, career and work-based learning experiences, and parent training and information, as well as other services and supports the project considers to have the best potential for improving the education and employment outcomes of participants. Partnerships: States must form interagency partnerships to implement the projects. The partnerships must include a lead State agency and at least two other agencies that administer certain programs that serve transition-aged youth with disabilities. A wide variety of other public and private organizations may participate in the PROMISE partnerships. Entities eligible to be the lead State agency include agencies that administer programs that provide any of the following services: • State vocational rehabilitation services under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act; • Special education and related services under Part B of the IDEA; • Workforce Development services under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act, including Youth Services; • Medicaid services under Title XIX of the Social Security Act; • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act; • Developmental/intellectual disabilities services; and • Mental health services. Evaluation: A national evaluator funded under a contract with the Social Security Administration will conduct a rigorous evaluation of the PROMISE projects to determine the effectiveness of the projects at improving the outcomes of participating youth and reducing their dependence on SSI. Projects must cooperate with the national evaluator on data collection activities. Projects will also conduct their own formative evaluations during the operation of the projects, including data collection for several performance measures. Important Dates: Application package available: March 2013 (estimated). Applications due: June 2013 (estimated). Grant period: October 2013 to September 2018 (estimated). --- Dawn A. Rowe, Ph.D. Project Coordinator National Post-School Outcomes Center University of Oregon 541-346-8412 [email protected] www.psocenter.org [cid:1C1055BC-AAFE-4177-8E83-77237F4ED851]
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