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| 02-19640 | Telework/Telecommuting Pilot Demonstration Grant for Adults with Significant Disabilities | Notice | The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL" or "Department"), Office of Disability Employment Policy ("ODEP"), announces the availability of $1,000,000 to award one competitive grant to support the implementation and evaluation of three pilot demonstration projects involving DOL and two other Federal agencies over a period of 24 months designed to evaluate the extent to and the manner in which various home-based telework/telecommuting arrangements can enhance the employment of people with disabilities. This solicitation responds to an expression of Congressional intent in the Conference Report to ODEP's FY 2002 appropriation to set up these programs and to "include in these pilots all appropriate positions, whether the work is performed in-house, contracted, or outsourced in the types of jobs which can be performed from home, such as customer service/call contact centers, and claims, loan or financial transaction processing operations." (H. Conf. Rep. No. 342, 107th Cong., 1st Sess. (2001)). Integral to the pilot projects will be tailored/individualized training, appropriate technology, and supportive mechanisms (e.g., reasonable accommodations, job coaching, shadowing, mentoring, customized employment, etc.). A critical element of this endeavor will be the generation of data and information on successful strategies and approaches to telework/ telecommuting, the difficulties and challenges that may be encountered, and mechanisms for addressing these challenges. This data will be used by DOL and other Federal entities in considering the development of telework/telecommuting options as an alternative to more traditional types of employment, particularly for people with significant disabilities. The funds for this solicitation will be used to develop, implement, and evaluate three discrete pilot demonstration projects. The first pilot will be conducted at the U.S. Department of Labor and will involve the Labor Department's current call center operation. The other two pilot projects must involve two other types of jobs that can be performed from home such as customer service, claims, loan, financial transaction or processing operations in two additional Federal agencies. These pilot demonstration projects will be staggered; each pilot will begin at a different time. Each pilot will run for a total of nine months--six months for a training/trial work period, and an additional three months for follow-up. The grantee funded under this solicitation must: (1) Identify positions appropriate for home-based work among the three Federal agencies included in the overall project; (2) equip and train qualified individuals with significant disabilities for these positions; and (3) report on the results of the telework/telecommuting pilot. | 2002-08-05 | 2002 | 8 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/08/05/02-19640/teleworktelecommuting-pilot-demonstration-grant-for-adults-with-significant-disabilities | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-08-05/pdf/02-19640.pdf | Labor Department; Disability Employment Policy Office | 271,115 | The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL" or "Department"), Office of Disability Employment Policy ("ODEP"), announces the availability of $1,000,000 to award one competitive grant to support the implementation and evaluation of three pilot demonstration... |