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Grant Opportunity for Hurricane Relief for Centers for Independent Living

As you know, Hurricane Katrina has left tens of thousands of people with disabilities homeless and displaced and without the critical supports they require. To respond to the crisis, we are accepting requests for grant supplements from RSA-funded Centers for Independent Living (Centers) that are involved in serving persons with disabilities displaced by the hurricane. Specifically, RSA Centers that can demonstrate both increased demand for their services and the capacity to meet the needs of persons with disabilities displaced as a result of the hurricane are encouraged to request supplements. Please note that these projects will be funded under RSA's special demonstration authority (section 303 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended). Accordingly, supplemental funding requests must describe how they will expand or improve the delivery of rehabilitation services that, in this case, address needs of persons with disabilities displaced as a result of the hurricane.

Requests might address capabilities and areas of need such as the following:

the Center's ability to serve a large number of persons with disabilities displaced by the hurricane;
level of need in the Center's service area for services for persons with disabilities displaced by the hurricane;
level of need in the Center's service area for accessibility guidance and systems change in rebuilding communities damaged or destroyed by the hurricane;
the level of need in the Center's service area for alternatives to nursing homes for persons with disabilities displaced by the hurricane.

The expected range of award is $150,000 to $300,000, but Centers may request more or less than this range. In addition to services, funds may be used to replace supplies and equipment that were damaged or destroyed by Katrina and that are incidental to carrying out the services proposed by the Center, but may not be used for construction.

Please submit requests by Friday, September 23, 2005 at 12:00 noon, Washington, DC time.
Requests received after this deadline may not be reviewed. The request must include a brief description of the demonstration project. Completed budget forms (ED 524) and face sheet (ED 424) are also required.

These forms can be downloaded from the following web site:
<http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html>

Send the proposals by email or fax:
E-mail: Veronica.Hogan@ed.gov
Fax: 202.245.7591

If you have questions, please contact Thomas Kelley at Thomas.Kelley@ed.gov or 202.245.7404

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Last Modified: October 26, 2006