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Request for Applications (RFA)--Cooperative Agreements for Early Identification and Intervention Demonstration.

Program Announcement No.: SSA-OPDR-07-1
Published in Federal Register on January 29, 2007, Volume 72, No. 18, page 4049)

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is making cooperative agreement funding available to support a project that will design and implement effective, replicable, and sustainable models which will increase the number of children (birth to age 5) who receive developmental screening and improve the early identification of children with developmental delays and/or disabilities.

This cooperative agreement will target children from birth to age 5 from the following populations: minority, un-served, underserved, native populations, homeless, premature infants, parental depression or serious emotional disturbance, foster care, low-income, inner city, rural, children affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, and children involved in a substantiated case of child abuse. Applicants should show how they intend to assure that participants from diverse populations are served by the project. Applicants must specify the geographic area to be covered by the project.

Awardees of cooperative agreement funding must design and implement a model system of early identification and intervention which increases developmental screening of children birth to age 5. Awardees must screen children from at least three of the target populations identified. The awardees and SSA will identify an agreed upon minimum set of screening instruments that can be supplemented depending on the needs of each child, which will be utilized in the project. If the screening reveals that a child has a potential disability or developmental delay, awardees will be required to provide appropriate assessment or refer the child for appropriate assessment. If an assessment reveals a disability or developmental delay, the awardees must provide appropriate early intervention services or refer the child for appropriate early intervention services. Awardees will also be required to provide transportation assistance through a case coordinator, have or develop relationships with providers of screening, assessment, and early intervention services and provide information to families regarding ombudsman or consumer advocacy services. Section 1110 of the Social Security Act authorizes the cooperative agreement funding described in this announcement.

Available for your review is the Program Announcement that appears in the Federal Register (http://www.access.gpo.gov ).

After reviewing the program announcement and the application package, if you decide you are interested in submitting an application it is preferred that an electronic application be submitted through www.grants.gov for Funding Opportunity Number SSA-OPDR-07-1.  The www.grants.gov, “Get Registered” webpage is available to help explain the registration and application submission process.  If you experience problems with the steps related to registering to do business with the Federal government or application submission, your first point of contact is the Grants.gov support staff at support@grants.gov , 1-800-518-4726.  If your difficulties are not resolved, you may also contact the SSA Grants Management Team for assistance: Gary Stammer, 410-965-9501; Mary Biddle, 410-965-9501; Ann Dwayer, 410-965-9534; Audrey Adams, 410-965-9469; Phyllis Y. Smith, 410-965-9518. 

If extenuating circumstances prevent you from submitting an application through www.grants.gov, please contact the SSA Grants Management Team for possible prior approval to download, complete and submit the Application Package included below.  For complete instructions and guidelines regarding submission of applications, refer to the official Program Announcement that appears in the Federal Register.  The submitted Project Narrative should contain the information requested in the Program Announcement that appears in the Federal Register.

Also, as may be necessary, you can view or download the most recent State Single Point of Contact List (SPOCs) at the web site http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.

Downloadable Application Kit Documents for SSA-OPDR-07-1

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