[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45143-45144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16109]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2022-0034]


Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP)

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Announcement of funding opportunity, the Interventional 
Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP).

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SUMMARY: We are announcing a newly opened funding opportunity, the 
fiscal year (FY) 2022 application period of the Interventional 
Cooperative Agreement

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Program (ICAP). The purpose of this program is to allow us to enter 
into cooperative agreements to collaborate with States, 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, Telephone: 
(410) 965-9534, or send an email to [email protected] (indicate 
``ICAP Inquiry'' in subject line).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ICAP provides a process through which we can 
systematically solicit and review proposals from outside organizations 
(including States, foundations, and other non-Federal groups and 
organizations) and enter into cooperative agreements with them for 
collaboration on interventional research. We hope to benefit from and 
collaborate with local, external knowledge about potential 
interventions relevant to individuals who receive Social Security 
Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
benefits. ICAP priority research topics are as follows:
     Eliminating the structural barriers in the labor market, 
including for racial, ethnic, or other underserved communities, 
including people with disabilities, in order to decrease the likelihood 
of people needing to receive or apply for SSDI or SSI benefits;
     Promoting self-sufficiency by helping people, including 
youth, enter, stay in, or return to the labor force;
     Coordinating planning between private and public human 
services agencies to improve the administration and effectiveness of 
the SSDI, SSI, and related programs;
     Assisting claimants in underserved communities to apply 
for or appeal determinations or decisions on claims for SSDI and SSI 
benefits; and
     Conducting outreach to people with disabilities who are 
potentially eligible to receive SSI.
    For more information, please see the Request for Applications for 
funding opportunity FO# ICAP-ICAP-22-001 on Grants.gov.
    We will hold a webinar for organizations interested in applying for 
this research funding opportunity on Wednesday, August 3 at 12 noon 
Eastern time. For more information and to register for the webinar, 
please see https://ocomm.gov1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EFkzi9aKDj3IrQ.
    The Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Kilolo Kijakazi, Ph.D., 
M.S.W., 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. 2022-16109 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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