Closed · FOA-ODEP-23-11 · CFDA 17.720 · Discretionary

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Disability Employment Policy, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $2M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 23, 2023
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Disability Employment Policy that offered Up to $2,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2 other opportunities from Office of Disability Employment Policy.

up to $2M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
17.720
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on D… is closed (last close June 23, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 17.720 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Office of Disability Employment Policy still indexes 2 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 June 23, 2023

Posted May 9 Closes Jun 23

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This Announcement solicits applications under funding opportunity Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN). The purpose of this program is to identify and promote adoption of innovative and equitable evidence-based policy and practice solutions to help public and private sector employers of all sizes recruit, hire, retain, and advance people with disabilities, including those from historically underserved communities.The entity awarded the EARN cooperative agreement will conduct research that values the perspectives of historically underserved groups, conduct policy analysis to identify and validate effective disability-inclusive policy and practice models, translate that knowledge into engaging tools for employers and intermediary organizations, and provide technical assistance and training to help employers of all sizes, both public and private, create inclusive workplace cultures that support high-quality employment of people with disabilities.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on D… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Inside Office of Disability Employment Policy's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
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 17.720

Registered Apprenticeship

U.S. Department of Labor

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Agency Contact

Jeannette Flowers

What to do next

Employer Assistance and Resource Network on D… 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 2 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