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Save the Date: April 24, 2019! Live Webcast: Improving the Trajectories for Youth With Disabilities and Families Living in Poverty

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Social Security Administration, funded six model demonstration projects to improve the education and career outcomes of low income children with disabilities receiving SSI and their families. Findings from the implementation of these projects will be presented in this session. Topics include:

Accomplishments and Challenges in the Context of Disability and Poverty Systemic and Local Coordination and Collaboration of Services across Agencies Federal, State and Local Implications for Youth Receiving SSI and their Families

WHEN: Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 1:45–4:00PM

WHERE: Live Webcast

Corinne Weidenthal

FY 2014 application package:

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Federal Register

April 21, 2014.

June 5, 2014.

August 4, 2014.

Corinne Weidenthal

The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of more than $211 million in five-year grants to five states and a consortium of six states to establish and operate model demonstration projects designed to improve the education and employment outcomes of child Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and their families. More information is available here

This FAQ provides an explanation of various provisions included in the PROMISE notice inviting applications (NIA

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The Social Security Administration (SSA) will release a solicitation for a contractor to conduct an evaluation of the PROMISE project. Details regarding the pre-solicitation notice can be found here

Workforce Investment Act Waiver Authority: Increased Flexibility and Improved Programmatic Outcomes The general statutory and regulatory waiver authority

The Red Book

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) is a joint initiative of the:

ED Department of Education

HHS Department of Health and Human Services

DOL Department of Labor

SSA Social Security Administration

ED

HHS

DOL

SSA

PROMISE was created to foster improved health, education, and post-secondary outcomes for children ages 14-16 who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well as their families. The primary focus of the initiative is to support improved coordination of various services, such as those available through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants program, Medicaid health and home and community based services, Job Corps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Workforce Investment Act programs. PROMISE also seeks to facilitate the increased use of such services, ensuring that families are tied into programs for which they might be eligible, but are not yet participating.

A small number of competitive, multi-year grants will be awarded to states. Applications for these grants will be submitted by governors and will identify a lead agency that is tasked with managing the program.

The underlying premise of PROMISE is that improved coordination between services can improve outcomes for youth on SSI and their families. PROMISE's goals include improving the life outcomes of youth on SSI and decreasing their reliance on the program, as well as reducing the federal government's cost.

The key elements of PROMISE include:

Services focused on both youth and families rather than only focusing on youth.

Waivers, if possible and if needed.

A rigorous evaluation that SSA will lead, with input from ED.

Pay-for-success payments, if the right conditions exist.

PROMISE Program (CFDA 84.418) Page.

PROMISE program site page

In planning for the PROMISE grants, information will be gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders.

Associated Presentation:

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March 5, 2013

Associated Presentation:

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Feb. 28, 2013

Associated Presentation:

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Feb. 27, 2013

Associated Presentation:

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Feb. 21, 2013

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November 2012

Meeting Notes:

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June 2012

Research experts, service providers, advocacy groups, community organizations, technical assistance providers at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' National Transition Conference. Meeting Notes:

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May 2012

Technical assistance providers, service providers, community organizations at the 2012 Annual Capacity Building Institute. Meeting Notes:

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May 2012

Research experts on youth with disabilities. Meeting Notes

March 2012

Notes from these meetings will be made public and posted on this Web site as they become available.

2013

U.S. Department of Education Special Education Budget Request. (PROMISE information starts on Page I-107

PDF (986KB)

U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research Budget Request. (Key PROMISE information is on Page J-22)

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Senate Report 112-176, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, 2013 (PROMISE and Pay for Success Excerpts)

PDF (68KB)

Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Income Program Budget Request (PROMISE information starts on Page 78

PDF (902KB)

U.S. Department of Education Special Education Budget Request.

(PROMISE information starts on Page I-107

Senate Report 112-084, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill.

(PROMISE excerpt.

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Consolidated Appropriations Act

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Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Income Program Budget Request.

(PROMISE information starts on Page 60

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AUCD

PROMISE Technical Assistance Center

The following Web sites contain data that may help potential PROMISE participants gauge the number of child SSI recipients living in their states and counties.

Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record: (872KB) (released March 2013)

Children Under Age 18 SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2011. (released September 2012)

SSI Recipients by State and County (released July 2012)

The PROMISE Public Input Notice (PIN) is now closed

PIN Cover Memo: Word (37KB) | PDF

PROMISE PIN: Word (252KB) | PDF

The following Web sites may provide helpful information on evidence-based research related to potential PROMISE activities:

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Workforce Systems Strategies U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Panelists included representatives from The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation, The HSC Foundation, The Kennedy Center, The Disability Funders Network, The Smithsonian Institution Accessibility Program and The Kessler Foundation.

Meeting Notes:

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Input on PROMISE related issues was solicited from MIG grantees. Topics such as work incentives, family participation and key stakeholders were addressed.

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This document provides an overview of the Pay for Success concept. Pay for Success is an innovative way of partnering with philanthropic and private sector investors to create incentives for service providers to deliver better outcomes at lower cost—producing the highest return on taxpayer investments.

Fact Sheet:

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This meeting was convened to gather information on promising practices and research initiatives that are emerging from the field. Topics included targeted populations, family interventions, intermediate outcomes, and statutory and regulatory barriers.

Meeting Notes:

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This report provides details on the recommendations of a technical advisory panel assembled in December 2011 by SSA to address the incentive payment and evaluation issues related to PROMISE.

Report:

Appendices: