[nfbmi-talk] should mcb apply for one of these grants?

Wed Jun 1 00:37:48 UTC 2011

Not to worry Fred. I was being a bit facetious. but, aside from the points 
you make here the upper echelon of MCB isn't creative enough to even think 
of applying for this grant.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] should mcb apply for one of these grants?

> Hello,
>
>
> Heck no, why should Michigan tie up money that could help people get jobs?
> Until michigan spends its money, and spends it with accountability, we
> should not take any money from anyone.  There are literally millions left
> unspent from last year and the stimulus funds that will likely be returned
> to the feds, now.  Why ad insult to injury?
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Fred
>
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> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] should mcb apply for one of these grants?
>
> US Labor Department announces about $20 million to fund state-run programs
> aimed at improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities
> This came in this afternoon from my email connection to the White House. 
> I
> sent a copy to Blind Democracy.
>
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> US Labor Department announces about $20 million to fund state-run programs
> aimed at improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities
> Date:
> Tue, 31 May 2011 12:40:11 -0500
> From:
> White House Disability Group
> <disability at messages.whitehouse.gov>
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> White House Disability Group
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> US Labor Department announces about $20 million to fund state-run programs
> aimed at improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities
>
> Please circulate.
>
> WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability
> of approximately $20 million to fund programs that will improve education,
> training
> and employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities.  A
> solicitation for grant applications is published in today's edition of the
> Federal
> Register.
>
> The Disability Employment Initiative is a joint project of the Labor
> Department's Employment and Training Administration and its Office of
> Disability Employment
> Policy.  Programs to be funded will serve individuals who are unemployed,
> underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits.  The
> goals
> of the project are to improve coordination and collaboration across 
> multiple
> service delivery systems, build effective partnerships that leverage 
> public
> and private resources to better serve people with disabilities and,
> ultimately, improve employment outcomes of people with disabilities.
>
> "Workers with disabilities suffer from one of the lowest employment rates 
> of
> any group in the American population, even in times of prosperity," said
> Secretary
> of Labor Hilda L. Solis.  "It is vital that state and local agencies work
> together with private sector partners to improve these statistics. 
> Through
> this
> second round of funding, we are expanding the Disability Employment
> Initiative to include programs in additional states."
>
> Grantees under the Disability Employment Initiative are state workforce
> agencies. Nine - in Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, 
> New
> Jersey,
> New York and Virginia - received grants through a first round of funding
> awarded in September 2010 for a period of three years.  This solicitation
> for
> applications represents a second round of funding; agencies in the 
> remaining
> 41 states are eligible to apply.  Recipient state workforce agencies will
> collaborate with workforce investment boards and local agencies.  Awards
> will range from $1.5 to $6 million each to be spent over a three-year
> period.
> Cooperative agreements will be used to expand service delivery through the
> public workforce system to job seekers with disabilities.  The programs 
> will
> build upon the Labor Department's Disability Program Navigator initiative
> and other model service delivery strategies.
>
> Training and employment services supported by these grants are intended to
> help reduce the unacceptably low employment rates experienced by people 
> with
> disabilities.  The complete solicitation for applications is available at
> http://www.doleta.gov/grants.
>
> # # #
>
> U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at
> http://www.dol.gov
> <
> http://www.dol.gov/> .
> The information above is available in large print, Braille, audio tape or
> disc from the COAST office upon request by calling 202-693-7828 or TTY
> 202-693-7755.
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