Closed · FOA-ODEP-21-01 · CFDA 17.720 · Discretionary
Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Demonstration Projects – Phase 2
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Disability Employment Policy, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $21.6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 16, 2021
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Demonstration Projects – Phase 2 is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Disability Employment Policy that offered Up to $21,600,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 5 other opportunities from Office of Disability Employment Policy.
- up to $21.6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 17.720
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/… is closed (last close February 16, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 17.720 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Office of Disability Employment Policy still indexes 5 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 February 16, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$108,000,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Grant
Description
This Announcement solicits applications for RETAIN Phase 2 – Implementation cooperative agreements for the RETAIN Demonstration Projects. The purpose of the RETAIN initiative is to implement and evaluate promising early intervention strategies to support injured or ill workers in remaining at or returning to work. The awardees will accomplish this by providing coordinated health and employment services to these workers starting within 12 weeks of work disability onset, and continuing for up to six (6) months after RETAIN program entry.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ODEP-21-01
Grants.gov marks Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/… 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 Opportunity Zones (OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Disability Employment Policy book (4 peers, 67% of 6).
- 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Registered Apprenticeship
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Marc Purvis Grants Management Specialist Purvis.marc@dol.gov
What to do next
Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 17.720 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Registered Apprenticeship indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Office of Disability Employment Policy lists 5 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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |