Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries

Objective

Support State designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) systems. The Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) provides legal support, advocacy and information to help you resolve barriers to work for Social Security beneficiaries receiving benefits based on disability.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

Applicants applying for grant funds are limited to State protection and advocacy systems established pursuant to Part C of Title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.

Who Benefits

• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• State
• Local
• Public nonprofit institution/organization

All individuals within the State who are entitled to SSDI or eligible for SSI benefits based on disability or blindness.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

brenda.monch@ssa.gov
4109659521