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

Wed Jun 1 01:29:30 UTC 2011

hi Joe,

I understood that you were being facetious.  I just traveled to 7 states and
talked to a lot of people.  Our country is very torn about our goals and the
best means to resolve things, in fact we don't even agree about what needs
fixing 
, let alone what to do about it.  So, with the way MCB is mismanaged, it
will be surprising if some politician doesn't start trying to do something
that will critically hurt the agency for the long term.  This is a real
worry of mine.

So, please no more grants to fritter away and rip off for the bureaucracy
and not benefit blind people.

Best regards,

Fred
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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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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
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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.

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U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at
http://www.dol.gov
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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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