Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 17 05
The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Grants opportunity (FOA ETA-17-05) is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA). It makes available about $15 million in total funding, authorized under Section 169(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), with the intent to strengthen how the public workforce system serves people with disabilities through American Job Centers (AJCs), also known as One-Stop Centers. The main thrust of this Round VIII announcement is not to build entirely new workforce structures from scratch, but to upgrade and expand the capacity of existing career pathways systems so they are genuinely inclusive and accessible to individuals with disabilities.
ETA expects to award around 8 grants, with individual awards generally ranging from $1.5 million to $2.5 million. Applicants are allowed to request up to the $2.5 million ceiling. The funding instrument is a grant (as defined in 2 CFR 200.24), and the program aligns with the federal employment, labor, and training activity area (CFDA 17.207). While the eligibility field is summarized as “Others” in the listing, the narrative indicates the expected applicants are state workforce agencies, which typically oversee statewide workforce development activities and coordinate with local workforce areas and AJCs.
Programmatically, the DEI Round VIII focus is on ensuring career pathways can effectively serve two target populations. The first group is adults age 18 and older with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, explicitly including people who acquire disabilities in adulthood. The second group is youth ages 14 to 24 with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, including youth with chronic health conditions. By naming visible and non-visible disabilities, the announcement signals an expectation that grantees will address barriers that may be overlooked when disability is not immediately apparent, and that accessibility efforts should go beyond physical accommodations to include communication, technology, program design, and service delivery practices.
In practical terms, the grants are intended to help AJCs better use and adapt existing career pathways to support people with disabilities in progressing toward employment. The announcement emphasizes “improvements needed to make their existing career pathways systems fully inclusive of and accessible to individuals with disabilities,” which points to activities such as strengthening staff capacity, improving service coordination, embedding accessibility into pathway design, and making sure participants can move through assessment, training, credentials, work-based learning, and job placement without preventable barriers. The overall goal is systems-level improvement within the public workforce infrastructure so that individuals with disabilities, both adults and youth, can more equitably access and benefit from career pathways that lead to competitive, integrated employment.
Key administrative details included in the source information are the opportunity’s creation date (June 30, 2017) and original closing date (July 31, 2017), reflecting the time-limited application window for that specific funding round.Apply for FOA ETA 17 05
- The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Disability Employment Initiative Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.207.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 30, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Grants (FOA ETA-17-05) - FAQs
1) What is the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Grants opportunity (FOA ETA-17-05)?
The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Grants opportunity (FOA ETA-17-05) is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA). It is intended to strengthen how the public workforce system serves people with disabilities through American Job Centers (AJCs), also known as One-Stop Centers.
2) Which federal agency runs this grant program?
The program is offered by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
3) What is the main purpose of DEI Round VIII?
The main thrust of the Round VIII announcement is to upgrade and expand the capacity of existing career pathways systems so they are genuinely inclusive of and accessible to individuals with disabilities, rather than building entirely new workforce structures from scratch.
4) How much total funding is available?
About $15 million in total funding is made available under this opportunity.
5) Approximately how many awards does ETA expect to make?
ETA expects to award around 8 grants.
6) What is the typical award size for an individual grant?
Individual awards generally range from $1.5 million to $2.5 million.
7) What is the maximum amount an applicant may request?
Applicants are allowed to request up to the $2.5 million ceiling.
8) What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant (as defined in 2 CFR 200.24).
9) What is the CFDA number (program area) associated with this opportunity?
The program aligns with CFDA 17.207 (federal employment, labor, and training activity area).
10) What law authorizes the funding for this program?
The funding is authorized under Section 169(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
11) Who is expected to apply for these grants?
While the eligibility field is summarized as "Others" in the listing, the narrative indicates the expected applicants are state workforce agencies. These agencies typically oversee statewide workforce development activities and coordinate with local workforce areas and AJCs.
12) What workforce sites are a key focus of the program?
The program focuses on improving services delivered through American Job Centers (AJCs), also known as One-Stop Centers.
13) What is meant by focusing on "career pathways systems"?
The opportunity emphasizes improving existing career pathways systems so that people with disabilities can access and progress through pathways that lead toward employment. The focus is on making existing pathways fully inclusive and accessible, not creating entirely new systems.
14) Which populations does DEI Round VIII specifically target?
DEI Round VIII focuses on two target populations:
- Adults age 18 and older with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, including people who acquire disabilities in adulthood.
- Youth ages 14 to 24 with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, including youth with chronic health conditions.
15) Does the opportunity include people with non-visible disabilities?
Yes. The target populations explicitly include individuals with non-visible disabilities, signaling an expectation that grantees address barriers that may be overlooked when disability is not immediately apparent.
16) Does the opportunity include people who acquire disabilities later in life?
Yes. The adult target population explicitly includes people who acquire disabilities in adulthood.
17) Does the opportunity include youth with chronic health conditions?
Yes. The youth target population explicitly includes youth with chronic health conditions.
18) What kinds of accessibility issues is the program meant to address?
By explicitly naming visible and non-visible disabilities, the announcement indicates accessibility efforts should go beyond physical accommodations. It points to addressing accessibility in areas such as communication, technology, program design, and service delivery practices.
19) What kinds of improvements are the grants intended to support inside AJCs?
The grants are intended to help AJCs better use and adapt existing career pathways to support people with disabilities in progressing toward employment. The announcement emphasizes improvements needed to make existing career pathways systems fully inclusive and accessible to individuals with disabilities.
20) What participant progress points are implied within the career pathways approach?
The description highlights the need for participants to be able to move through steps such as assessment, training, credentials, work-based learning, and job placement without preventable barriers.
21) Is the goal to create new workforce structures in a state?
No. The Round VIII announcement is described as focusing on upgrading and expanding the capacity of existing career pathways systems rather than building entirely new workforce structures from scratch.
22) What is the overall outcome the program is working toward?
The overall goal is systems-level improvement within the public workforce infrastructure so that individuals with disabilities (both adults and youth) can more equitably access and benefit from career pathways that lead to competitive, integrated employment.
23) What are the key dates included for this specific funding round?
The opportunity creation date is June 30, 2017, and the original closing date is July 31, 2017, reflecting the time-limited application window for that specific round.
24) Is this opportunity described as time-limited for the specific round?
Yes. The inclusion of a creation date and original closing date indicates that the application window for that specific funding round was time-limited.
25) What is the intent behind strengthening the public workforce system for people with disabilities?
The intent is to strengthen how the public workforce system serves people with disabilities through AJCs by ensuring career pathways are inclusive and accessible, and by improving the capacity of the existing system to deliver equitable services that support progress into employment.
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