[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 86 (Thursday, May 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 24427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09521]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2020-0061]


Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Announcement of new funding opportunity, the Interventional 
Cooperative Agreement Program.

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SUMMARY: We are announcing a new funding opportunity, the 
Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP). The purpose of 
this new program is to allow us to enter into cooperative agreements to 
collaborate with States, private foundations, and other non-Federal 
groups and organizations who have the interest and ability to identify, 
operate, and partially fund interventional research. The Request for 
Applications is now open on Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dionne Mitchell, Grant Officer, Office 
of Acquisition and Grants, Social Security Administration, 6401 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, (410) 965-9534, 
[email protected] (indicate ``ICAP Inquiry'' in subject line). For 
information on eligibility or filing for benefits, call our national 
toll-free number, 1-800-325-0778, or visit our internet site, Social 
Security Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ICAP will provide a process through which we 
can systematically review proposals from outside organizations 
(including States, private foundations, and other non-Federal groups 
and organizations) and enter into cooperative agreements with them for 
collaboration on interventional research. We hope to tap local, 
external knowledge about potential interventions relevant to 
beneficiaries who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) 
benefits or recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI). ICAP 
research topics are as follows:
     Examining the structural barriers in the labor market, 
including for racial, ethnic, or other underserved communities, 
including people with disabilities, that increase the likelihood of 
people receiving or applying for SSDI or SSI benefits;
     Promoting self-sufficiency by helping people enter, stay 
in, or return to the labor force, including children and youth;
     Coordinating planning between private and human services 
agencies to improve the administration and effectiveness of the SSDI, 
SSI, and related programs;
     Assisting claimants in underserved communities apply for 
or appeal determinations or decisions on claims for SSDI and SSI 
benefits; and
     Conducting outreach to children with disabilities who are 
potentially eligible to receive SSI, and conducting outreach to their 
parents and guardians.
    For more information, please see the Request for Applications for 
funding opportunity ICAP-ICA-21-001 on Grants.gov.
    The Commissioner of Social Security, Andrew Saul, having reviewed 
and approved this document, is delegating the authority to 
electronically sign this document to Faye I. Lipsky, who is the primary 
Federal Register Liaison for SSA, for purposes of publication in the 
Federal Register.

Faye I. Lipsky,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of Legislation and Congressional 
Affairs, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-09521 Filed 5-5-21; 8:45 am]
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