{"abstract":"The U.S. Department of Labor (\"DOL\" or \"Department\"), Office of Disability Employment Policy (\"ODEP\"), announces the availability of up to $5,000,000 to fund both a national technical assistance and research cooperative agreement, and multiple cooperative agreements for sub-national research and technical assistance pilot projects to investigate, develop and validate systems models likely to increase self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities. <bullet> The national technical assistance and research cooperative agreement award will be funded for up to $1.5 million for a 36 month period of performance. <bullet> The sub-national research and technical assistance pilot cooperative agreement award(s) will be funded for a total of up to $3.5 million. Awards may range from $800,000-1,200,000, with an average of $1 million for a 36 month period of performance. ODEP'S unique mission is to provide national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities. Congress designated these monies to ODEP to further the development of self- employment policy for individuals with disabilities. A critical element of this endeavor will be the generation of data and information to validate systems capacity-building strategies and systems change models for successfully increasing self-employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, to document the systems-related difficulties and challenges that may be encountered, and to develop and test mechanisms for addressing these challenges. This data, obtained as a result of research and technical assistance efforts, will be used by ODEP and other stakeholders in developing policy recommendations across multiple public and private systems for increased self-employment options as an alternative to more traditional types of employment.","action":null,"agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Disability Employment Policy","name":"Disability Employment Policy Office","id":115,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/disability-employment-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/115","parent_id":271,"slug":"disability-employment-policy-office"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/05/19/06-4669.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"71 FR 29172","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Key Date: Applications must be received by July 3, 2006.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["SGA 06-07"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"06-4669","effective_on":null,"end_page":29182,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/05/19/06-4669.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/19/06-4669/self-employment-for-adults-and-youth-with-disabilities-research-and-technical-assistance","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/06-4669?publication_date=2006-05-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-05-19/06-4669/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":11,"page_views":{"count":28,"last_updated":"2026-04-10 04:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-05-19/pdf/06-4669.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-05-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/05/19/06-4669.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T19:25:56Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":29172,"subtype":null,"title":"Self-Employment for Adults and Youth With Disabilities Research and Technical Assistance; Solicitation for Cooperative Agreements","toc_doc":"Self-employment for adults and youth with disabilities research and technical assistance","toc_subject":"Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":71}