Closed · FOA-ETA-17-05 · CFDA 17.207 · Discretionary

Disability Employment Initiative Grants

Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1.5M-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 31, 2017
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

Disability Employment Initiative Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $1,500,000 -- $2,500,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.

$1.5M-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
17.207
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Disability Employment Initiative Grants is closed (last close July 31, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 17.207 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 31, 2017

Posted Jun 30 Closes Jul 31

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor announces the availability of approximately $15 million in grant funds authorized by Section 169, subsection (b), of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) for the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI). We expect to fund approximately 8 grants (as defined in 2 CFR 200.24) to state workforce agencies, ranging from $1.5 million to $2.5 million each. Applicants may apply for up to $2.5 million of funding. This Announcement solicits applications for Round VIII of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI). The purpose of this program is to provide funding to expand the capacity of American Job Centers (AJCs), also known as One-Stop Centers, to promote the use of existing career pathways to serve two populations: 1) adults (ages 18 and older) with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, including those who have acquired disabilities in adulthood; and 2) youth (ages 14-24) with visible, non-visible, and significant disabilities, including those who have chronic health conditions. Under this round of DEI funding, grantees will focus on improvements needed to make their existing “career pathways” systems fully inclusive of and accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-17-05

Grants.gov marks Disability Employment Initiative Grants with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 17.207

Employment Service

U.S. Department of Labor

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Agency Contact

Ms. Erika Beasley, Grants Management Specialist Beasley.Erika@dol.gov

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What to do next

Disability Employment Initiative Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 17.207 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Employment Service indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants