Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program

Background
The Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP) is a funding opportunity provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in collaboration with States, private foundations, and other non-federal groups and organizations. The program aims to identify, operate, and partially fund interventional research to target the increased employment and self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, including people of color and underserved communities. It also focuses on coordinating planning between private and public human services agencies to improve the administration and effectiveness of Disability Insurance (DI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and related programs.

Grant Details
The grant application process includes a pre-award risk assessment in accordance with Section 200.206 of 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The assessment evaluates the financial stability, quality of management systems, history of performance, and prior OMB Circular A-133 Audits for prospective grantees. Non-profit applicants are required to provide information about their organization's founding date, fiscal year end, principal officers, number of employees, past audits, federal grant awards, accounting system compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, maintenance of documents to support expenditures of funds under a federal grant, timekeeping/distribution records for employees, internal controls for operations effectiveness and efficiency, written procedures for determining the allowability of costs in accordance with 2 CFR 200’s Subpart E-Cost Principles, and identification of Federal grant funds when commingled with organization funds.

Eligibility Requirements
Non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for this grant opportunity. The eligibility criteria include providing detailed organizational information such as founding date, fiscal year end, number of employees, past audits, federal grant awards details, accounting system compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, maintenance of documents to support expenditures of funds under a federal grant, timekeeping/distribution records for employees, internal controls for operations effectiveness and efficiency.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not specified.