Press Release

Social Security Administration Adds Four More Years to Demonstration Project

December 8, 2018

12/8/2018 – 12/8/2019 – “We are pleased to have this opportunity to receive extension of four years to this project of such significance for the Social Security Administration,” “We have a strong team in place to conduct and complete this important work.” The original project was a $121 million contract is for a period of nine years. Four additional years have been added effective 12/08/2018. Because of its complexity, it requires a diverse collection of skills and capabilities, including experience designing and executing large-scale random assignment impact studies, expertise in disability and employment policy, and ability to implement secure data systems and manage complex data collection. The project also involves designing a communications strategy, operating a call center, and providing training and technical assistance to local agencies. After a pilot period to test important implementation procedures, the full demonstration is scheduled to be launched in April 2011 and will involve approximately 90,000 participants in ten large, randomly selected sites around the U.S. SSDI beneficiaries will be randomly assigned to treatment and control groups for the purpose of testing the incentives. The results will be followed over the course of the nine-year period. The Abt Associates team for this project includes: Mathematica Policy Research; Cherokee Information Services; HTA Technology Security Consulting; LionBridge Technologies, Inc.; Convergys; the Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center; Palladian Partners; the Center for Essential Management Services; MEF Associates; Institute for Public & International Affairs (University of Utah); Proia Associates; TransCen; and Rick deFriesse Consulting.

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