Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
The objective of the program is to foster new analysis of work, rehabilitation, and disability issues, which may develop innovative and fresh perspectives on disability primarily through graduate students.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. State Government
- U.S. Territory Government
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
- Tribal Government (other)
- Municipality/Township Government
- County Government
- School District Government
- School District
- Local Government Consortium
- Other Special District Government
- Local
- State
- Territorial
- Tribal
- Nonprofit Organization
- Not-for-Profit Organization
- For-Profit Organization
How to Apply
Award Procedure
The Office of Acquisition and Grants provides a Notice of Grant Award (or a Notice of Cooperative Agreement Award) as official notice for approved applications. The notice indicates award amount, the purpose of the award, award terms and conditions, the budget period, the anticipated project period, and the grantee's cost-sharing requirement.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 90 to 120 days
- Renewal interval: From 90 to 120 days
Program details & compliance
Description
Under the ARDRAW program, SSA competitively awards a five year cooperative agreement to an educational, policy, or research institution for a grant program to distribute small stipends to graduate students for innovative research relevant to rehabilitation, work and the disability program. SSA management will identify suggested priority areas of interest for each competition. SSA funding will support graduate students in producing a thesis or
written project that will expand knowledge and understanding of the disability program. The
grant program requires that the institution assign an individual or team to serve as program
manager to coordinate the research projects. The cooperative agreements are funded annually. There are two components to this program: 1) a program manager to manage the program and award stipends to individual graduate students, and 2) the graduate students who will
conduct research on these disability related issues.
Note: This program was terminated in February 2025, per Executive Order 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.” All unspent FY25 were deobligated in December 2025.
Mission Categories
Primary: Social Security and Insurance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Assistance may be used for research and the distribution of stipends to graduate students for reserach.
Required Documentation
Credentials may be required. Guidance will be provided with terms and conditions.
Matching Requirements
There is an eight percent cap on Facilities and Administration (F&A) for this program. The recipient may use the unpaid portion of F&A to fulfill the cost share requirement under this cooperative agreement.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements