OpportunityTitle: Disability Employment Initiative
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants must be the state Workforce Investment Act (WIA) administrative agency, also known as the state workforce agency.      Any state workforce agency that has not yet received a Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) award, and certain round 1 DEI grantees, are eligible for this round of DEI cooperative agreements.  See Section III of the SGA.
Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in coordination with Department of Labor&#146;s (the Department) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), announces the availability of approximately $18 million for a fourth round of cooperative agreements to state agencies that administer the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The Department expects to use this funding to award four (4) to eight (8) cooperative agreements to help states develop and implement plans for improving effective and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the workforce. These cooperative agreements will have a three (3) years and four (4) months period of performance.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Email Grants Management Specialist
GrantorContactText: Eileen Banks &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-3403
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