Government Eyes Cutting Disability Nonprofits from Service Contracts
Published Date: 2/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The government plans to remove some services from its special buying list that helps nonprofits employing people who are blind or have serious disabilities. This means those nonprofits might lose some contracts soon. The change aims to update the list and could affect jobs and money for these groups.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Nonprofits Risk Losing Procurement Contracts
Nonprofit agencies that employ people who are blind or have other severe disabilities may lose some government contracts because the Committee is proposing to delete services from the Procurement List. That loss of contracts could reduce revenue for those nonprofits and affect their operations.
Employees Who Are Blind Could Lose Jobs
People who are blind or have severe disabilities and who work for those nonprofit agencies could lose jobs or pay if the nonprofits lose contracts that are deleted from the Procurement List. The change could therefore affect employment and income for those workers.
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