2014-07-08: Disability Employment Initiative Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-DFA-PY-13-11
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: DOL-ETA
Closing Date: 2014-07-08
Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
Expected Number of Awards: 8

Description: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in coordination with the Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), announces the availability of approximately $15 million in grant funds authorized by Section171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for the Round V Disability Employment Initiative (DEI).  We expect to fund approximately eight grants, ranging from $1.  5 million to $2.  5 million each.  Applicants may apply for up to $2.  5 million.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…