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Reclaiming Employment: Self-employment resources for mental health service users

Award Number: 90IFDV0016
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2023

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Reclaiming Employment: Self-employment resources for mental health service users - Reclaiming Employment™ (RE) is an public-facing online platform that provides support for individuals with psychiatric disabilities to pursue self-employment and entrepreneurship. The goal of RE is to improve employment and workforce participation outcomes by increasing: 1) competencies for individuals with psychiatric disabilities who wish to become self-employed, and 2) the ability to sustain and grow for those already operating small businesses. Through the following objectives, this 3-year Field Initiated Development Project will develop RE into a fully-integrated, working prototype for an adoption-ready product with an evidence base: Objective 1. Complete and implement a full-scale prototype of the RE platform. Objective 2. Test the full-scale RE prototype to assess user experiences and outcomes. Objective 3. Refine the RE technology transfer plan in collaboration with our partners. The outcomes of this project will be a full-featured platform with empirical evidence ready for broader adoption by the target population and service systems. Based on our collaborations and planning with our SAC and Strategic Partners, as well as user research, at the end of the project we will have a revised Technology Transfer Plan, including a marketing and launch strategy, ready to onboard inaugural users. The final product will provide three key offerings, accessible through a single sign-on: Library provides resources through curated external links. Courses provide asynchronous, self-paced learning. Network is a lightly moderated social support forum., Live & Learn, Inc. a service user-led research and consulting firm that partners with consultants with lived experience of both disability and self-employment as well as research, curriculum design and training, and new media organizations to support the project objectives.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2022	LIVE AND LEARN SOCIETY	1163 MAIN STREET	MORRO BAY	CA	93442	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/16/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2021	LIVE AND LEARN SOCIETY	1163 MAIN STREET	MORRO BAY	CA	93442	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/16/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	LIVE AND LEARN SOCIETY	1163 MAIN STREET	MORRO BAY	CA	93442	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/16/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $199,945 )
2022	2022	LIVE & LEARN SOCIETY	11549 LOS OSOS VALLEY RD	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93405	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,945
2022	2021	LIVE & LEARN SOCIETY	11549 LOS OSOS VALLEY RD	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93405	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/26/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,945

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $199,947 )
2021	2021	Live And Learn Society	1163 Main St Ste C	Morro Bay	CA	93442	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,947
2021	2020	Live And Learn Society	1163 Main St Ste C	Morro Bay	CA	93442	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	8/10/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2021	2020	Live And Learn Society	11549 Los Osos Valley Road Suite 106	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93405	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	10/20/2020	OTHER REVISION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,947

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $199,945 )
2020	2020	Live and Learn Society	11549 Los Osos Valley Road Suite 106	SAN LUIS OBISPO	CA	93405	SAN LUIS OBISPO	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	8/26/2020	NEW	$199,945
														Subtotal = $199,945

Grand Total All Awards = $599,837

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Reclaiming Employment: Self-employment resources for mental health service users

Award Number: 90IFDV0016

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2023

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