Opportunity Information: Apply for ICAP ICAP 24 001
The Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that supports hands-on, real-world interventions designed to improve employment and self-sufficiency outcomes for people with disabilities. Through this program, SSA plans to award cooperative agreements, which means SSA is not just providing money and stepping back, but expects active collaboration with the awardees as projects are designed, operated, and evaluated. The central idea is to fund practical interventional research that can be tested in the field, measured carefully, and used to generate evidence about what actually helps people with disabilities move toward work and greater economic stability.
ICAP is aimed at projects that benefit individuals with disabilities who are connected to, or may become connected to, SSA disability programs, including Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). A strong emphasis is placed on reaching people of color and other underserved communities, whether they are current beneficiaries, applicants, people considering applying, or individuals who might qualify but are not yet receiving benefits. The scope is broad but focused on improvements that matter to claimants and beneficiaries, such as helping people navigate complex systems, reducing barriers to participation in services, and building stronger connections between disability benefits and employment-related supports.
The types of activities SSA is looking to support fall into several related lanes. One lane is increasing employment and self-sufficiency through interventions that may involve service delivery changes, coordinated supports, or new models of assistance. Another lane is improving coordination and planning between private and public human services agencies so that services are less fragmented and the administration and effectiveness of DI, SSI, and related programs improves. ICAP also highlights interventions that help claimants in underserved communities apply for DI or SSI or appeal unfavorable decisions, which can include navigation assistance and other supports that improve access to due process and accurate outcomes. In addition, SSA explicitly includes outreach to people with disabilities who may be eligible for SSI, reflecting an interest in better identifying and connecting potentially eligible individuals to benefits.
Projects are expected to run for up to five years. The first year is structured as a start-up and planning period, where awardees are expected to put necessary data agreements in place, bring in and formalize partnerships, and complete other implementation planning tasks that are required before an intervention can be launched responsibly. If those first-year milestones are met, SSA may continue funding for up to four additional years to implement the intervention and conduct a formal evaluation. This structure signals that SSA values both operational readiness (for example, data-sharing and partner alignment) and rigorous learning over time (so the intervention can be assessed and improved, and results can be interpreted credibly).
Eligibility is intentionally wide to attract strong operators and research partners across sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled higher education institutions; private higher education institutions; federally recognized tribal governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions); for-profit organizations (including those other than small businesses); and small businesses. This wide eligibility aligns with the program concept of collaboration among states, foundations, and other non-federal organizations with the capacity to identify, partially fund, operate, and evaluate interventions.
From a funding perspective, ICAP lists an award ceiling of $4,500,000 and anticipates making two awards. The opportunity is cataloged under CFDA (Assistance Listing) number 96.007, and it sits in the Income Security and Social Services activity category. The funding opportunity number is ICAP ICAP 24 001, and the original closing date provided is June 3, 2024. Overall, the program is positioned as a relatively small number of sizeable, multi-year cooperative agreements intended to generate actionable evidence and scalable practices that improve both outcomes for people with disabilities and the way services and benefit-related processes function for underserved communities.Apply for ICAP ICAP 24 001
- The Social Security Administration in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 96.007.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-28.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.
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