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Career and Occupational Readiness Experience (CORE): Enhancing Supported Employment for TAY with Psychiatric Disabilities

Award Number: 90IFRE0032
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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Career and Occupational Readiness Experience (CORE): Enhancing Supported Employment for TAY with Psychiatric Disabilities - Thresholds, the largest Illinois community mental health provider, in partnership with The University of Illinois at Chicago Center on Mental Health Services Research and Policy and The University of Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health, in this intervention development project, will implement, test and refine a provider-developed add-on to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment. The add-on, “CORE,” aims to meet vocational needs of vulnerable and at-risk transition-age youth (TAY) with youth-onset psychiatric disabilities. CORE stands for Career and Occupation Readiness Experience. CORE is a 15-week intervention delivered by IPS Specialists and TAY Peers that includes three weeks of multi-modal experiential learning to boost vocational knowledge, skills and confidence; and 12-weeks of in-vivo learning in career-related paid internships. The goal of CORE is to improve IPS responsiveness and therefore, increase TAY competitive employment rates. Project objectives include: (1) examine CORE feasibility and refine CORE practices and protocols through key stakeholder partnerships (e.g., TAY, Vocational Peer Mentors, IPS Specialists, and TAY experts; (2) pilot test CORE across three agencies with 120 TAY with psychiatric disabilities; and (3) widely share generated knowledge and tools. Anticipated outcomes include: (1) successful CORE implementation and engagement; (2) increased TAY vocational skills, knowledge, and self-efficacy; and (3) CORE is translatable to other providers. Expected products include: (1) CORE implementation manual; (2) CORE Coordinator and Vocational Peer Mentor training manuals; (3) web-based and in-person trainings, a community of practice, and provider technical assistance.


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	2021	THE THRESHOLDS	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	3	9/4/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2020	THE THRESHOLDS	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	3	9/4/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2024	2019	THE THRESHOLDS	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	03	3	9/4/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2020	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	12/7/2022	OTHER REVISION	$0
2023	2019	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	02	3	12/7/2022	OTHER REVISION	$0
2023	2019	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	1	12/16/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/6/2022	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
2022	2020	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	01	3	9/6/2022	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $199,975 )
2021	2021	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/2/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,975
2021	2020	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	3	8/2/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $199,975

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $199,927 )
2020	2020	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	7/1/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$199,927
														Subtotal = $199,927

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $199,973 )
2019	2019	THRESHOLDS, THE	4101 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60613	COOK	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	9/18/2019	NEW	$199,973
														Subtotal = $199,973

Grand Total All Awards = $599,875

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Career and Occupational Readiness Experience (CORE): Enhancing Supported Employment for TAY with Psychiatric Disabilities

Award Number: 90IFRE0032

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

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2023

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