President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities: Notice of Availability of Funds and a Solicitation for Grant Applications

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This notice sets forth the application procedures for a grant for JAN, a free consulting, information and referral service on job accommodation in its twelfth year of operation. The Job Accommodation Network receives inquiries from the public by telephone, mail, electronic mail, FAX and other means. In response, JAN supplies individualized information to employers, people with disabilities, service providers and other publics. Currently, JAN processes an average of 3,600 toll-free telephone calls per month. JAN is also a key national repository of data on job accommodation. The Job Accommodation Network is a service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. The President's Committee is a federal agency which has been in existence since 1947 and was more recently reauthorized by Executive Order 12640, dated May 10, 1988, to maximize employment opportunities for people with disabilities. In accordance with Executive Order 12640 and by arrangement between the Chairman of the President's Committee and the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Labor provides administrative and logistical support. This solicitation for grant application (SGA) is o