Shopping List Grows: More Gigs for Blind and Disabled Nonprofits
Published Date: 9/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The government wants to add new services to a special list that helps nonprofits hire people who are blind or have serious disabilities. This means these nonprofits will get more chances to provide important work, supporting good causes and creating jobs. Keep an eye out for when these changes take effect and how they might impact spending.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More Government Contracts for Disability-Run Nonprofits
The Committee is proposing to add service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies that employ persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. This means those nonprofit suppliers may get additional opportunities to provide services for the government and to employ people with blindness or severe disabilities.
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