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The Administration for Community Living invites businesses to
compete for cash prizes to help them expand their recruiting and retention
programs to better include workers with disabilities and to recognize their
leadership in addressing this critical economic issue. Through this
Challenge, ACL seeks innovative models that can be shared to help
businesses across the country reach a wider talent pool and to create more
opportunities for employment for people with disabilities.
The Problem: A diversified workplace
is good for the bottom line. Research shows that firms that employ and
support workers with disabilities have 28% higher revenue and 30% higher
profit margins than peer businesses that do not. Inclusive employers report
higher overall employee morale and higher retention rates of
workers with disabilities. Research also reveals that people with
disabilities are healthier and happier when they have the opportunity to
work.
Hiring and retaining workers with disabilities is good for
everyone.
And businesses want to diversify their workforce, but don’t always know how
to create talent pipelines that include people with disabilities.
The Challenge: ACL believes that businesses
are best suited to develop innovative solutions – that work for employers –
for hiring and retaining workers with disabilities. There will be three
phases of the competition with cash prizes awarded at each phase. The cash
prizes will serve as seed money to help them refine, develop, test, and
implement their initial concepts.
The Grand Prize is $100,000. All winners will receive travel
to Washington, D.C., mentorship from experts in the field, and promotion of
their business innovation models. Participating businesses will receive
feedback on their proposals and permission to use the “Administration for
Community Living Inclusive Talent Pipeline Partner” logo.
The Deadline: Submit a proposal by February
14, 2020.
Visit acl.gov/challenge for more details on the
Inclusive Pipeline
Challenge, including how to apply.
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