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Apply for Cash Prizes for Expanding Disability Employment!
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. Community-based
organizations serving people with disabilities may wish to partner with
local businesses to apply for the Challenge. Through this competition, 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, yet people with disabilities are
underrepresented in the workforce. 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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