New Jersey-Based Job Programs for People With Disabilities

Posted by on January 20, 2014

Kessler Foundation Offers Grants for New Jersey-Based Job Programs for People With Disabilities

DEADLINE: MARCH 14, 2014

The Kessler Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities through discovery, innovation, demonstration, application, and dissemination. To that end, the foundation has announced a Request for Proposals focused on supporting projects, primarily in New Jersey, that increase employment and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

The program seeks to support projects, programs, capacity-building efforts, pilot initiatives, and creative solutions focused on job placement, education, training, and retention for New Jersey citizens with disabilities. These solutions must be designed to improve the employment landscape and lead to full- or part-time employment, thereby providing life-enhancing independence and economic self-sufficiency. Priority will be given to projects serving individuals with mobility disabilities, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, and other impairments caused primarily by neuromuscular disorders. The RFP requires that 65 percent of the target grant population meet these criteria.

Tax-exempt organizations serving New Jersey residents are eligible to apply. This includes nonprofits, public/private schools, and public institutions. The foundation will accept applications from groups based outside of New Jersey as long as the proposed grant projects take place in New Jersey and serve New Jersey residents.

The program typically awards one-year grants of up to $50,000.

For complete program guidelines and application procedures, see the Kessler Foundation Web site.

http://kesslerfoundation.org/grantprograms/communityemploymentgrants.php