Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ETA 16 07
Apply for FOA ETA 16 07
- 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 Cooperative Agreements" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.283.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 01, 2016 Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (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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Opportunity Summary:
The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Cooperative Agreements (Round VII) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discretionary funding opportunity designed to strengthen how American Job Centers (AJCs), also called One-Stop Centers, serve people with disabilities. The core aim is to expand the AJCs' capacity to help participants with disabilities achieve better employment outcomes, including getting hired into in-demand jobs, building skills and credentials, increasing earnings, and progressing along a career path rather than cycling through short-term or low-wage work.
The program focuses on three specific population groups, and the Department plans to fund work in each of these areas: (1) adults age 18 and older with visible and non-visible disabilities, including individuals who acquire disabilities during adulthood; (2) youth ages 14 to 24 with visible and non-visible disabilities, including youth with chronic health conditions; and (3) individuals age 14 and older with significant disabilities. The intent is that grantees tailor service strategies and partnerships to the needs of the population focus area they propose to serve, while still operating within the broader workforce system structure of AJCs.
A central strategy of the DEI is to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in career pathways systems and other proven programs that already exist within the public workforce system. Rather than building a separate stand-alone program, DEI funding is meant to help AJCs integrate disability-focused supports into mainstream workforce services and align them with education and training pipelines. To do that, grantees are expected to work closely with key partners such as vocational rehabilitation agencies, community colleges and other education providers, human service organizations, and employers and business partners. The opportunity emphasizes "job-driven" approaches, meaning the training and services supported by the grant should be connected to real labor market demand and lead to marketable, industry-relevant credentials and employment opportunities.
The announcement highlights using the flexibility of the career pathways model to implement innovative service delivery approaches. In practical terms, this points to improving how AJCs design and coordinate assessments, career counseling, training, work-based learning, supportive services, and employer engagement so that individuals with disabilities can move through a structured progression of education and employment steps. The overall theory is that by embedding accessible, coordinated, and disability-informed services into existing career pathway programs, participants will be better positioned to gain the competencies and credentials needed for long-term employment and advancement.
Administratively, this opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement (not a simple grant), which typically means the Department of Labor expects a more active federal role during implementation, such as substantial involvement in program guidance, coordination, and oversight. The funding opportunity number is FOA-ETA-16-07, and the program is listed under CFDA 17.283 in the employment, labor, and training category. The award ceiling is $2,500,000, and the agency anticipated making about 8 awards. The planned period of performance is 42 months, with an anticipated start date of October 1, 2016, and that time frame includes start-up and implementation activities. The original application closing date was August 1, 2016, with applications due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Eligibility is identified as "Others" with additional details referenced in the full announcement's eligibility section, indicating that applicants needed to consult the full FOA for the exact allowable applicant types and any required partnerships or system roles.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Cooperative Agreements (Round VII)?
The DEI Cooperative Agreements (Round VII) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discretionary funding opportunity designed to strengthen how American Job Centers (AJCs), also called One-Stop Centers, serve people with disabilities. The overall purpose is to expand AJC capacity so participants with disabilities can achieve improved employment outcomes.
2) What are the main goals of this funding opportunity?
The core aim is to improve employment outcomes for participants with disabilities by helping them: get hired into in-demand jobs, build skills and credentials, increase earnings, and progress along a career path (rather than repeatedly cycling through short-term or low-wage work).
3) Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
4) Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
This opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement, not a simple grant. That typically indicates the Department of Labor expects a more active federal role during implementation, including substantial involvement in program guidance, coordination, and oversight.
5) What population groups does DEI Round VII focus on?
The program focuses on three population groups, and the Department planned to fund work in each area:
- Adults age 18 and older with visible and non-visible disabilities, including individuals who acquire disabilities during adulthood
- Youth ages 14 to 24 with visible and non-visible disabilities, including youth with chronic health conditions
- Individuals age 14 and older with significant disabilities
6) Do applicants have to choose a specific population focus area?
The intent described in the announcement is that grantees tailor service strategies and partnerships to the needs of the population focus area they propose to serve, while operating within the broader workforce system structure of AJCs.
7) What kinds of disabilities are included?
The description explicitly includes visible and non-visible disabilities. It also specifically mentions individuals who acquire disabilities during adulthood, youth with chronic health conditions, and individuals with significant disabilities (age 14 and older).
8) What is meant by strengthening American Job Centers (AJCs)?
Based on the announcement, strengthening AJCs means improving their capacity to deliver disability-informed supports within mainstream workforce services so that participants with disabilities can access effective assessments, counseling, training, work-based learning, supportive services, and employer connections that lead to career advancement.
9) Is DEI intended to create a separate stand-alone disability program?
No. A central strategy is to increase participation of individuals with disabilities in career pathways systems and other proven programs that already exist within the public workforce system. DEI funding is meant to help AJCs integrate disability-focused supports into mainstream workforce services rather than building a separate stand-alone program.
10) What is the role of career pathways in this opportunity?
The opportunity emphasizes increasing participation of individuals with disabilities in career pathways systems and using the flexibility of the career pathways model to implement innovative service delivery approaches. The concept described is a structured progression of education and employment steps that can help participants gain competencies and credentials tied to long-term employment and advancement.
11) What does "job-driven" mean in the context of this FOA?
"Job-driven" approaches, as described, mean that training and services supported by the grant should be connected to real labor market demand and should lead to marketable, industry-relevant credentials and employment opportunities.
12) What types of activities or service components are highlighted?
The announcement points to improving how AJCs design and coordinate key service components such as assessments, career counseling, training, work-based learning, supportive services, and employer engagement, with a focus on accessibility and coordination for individuals with disabilities.
13) What partnerships are expected or encouraged?
Grantees are expected to work closely with key partners such as vocational rehabilitation agencies, community colleges and other education providers, human service organizations, and employers and business partners.
14) How does this opportunity relate to the broader workforce system?
DEI Round VII is designed to operate within the existing AJC (One-Stop) workforce system structure. The approach described focuses on aligning disability-focused supports with mainstream services and education/training pipelines instead of running a separate parallel system.
15) What is the funding opportunity number (FOA number)?
The funding opportunity number is FOA-ETA-16-07.
16) What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 17.283 in the employment, labor, and training category.
17) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $2,500,000.
18) How many awards were anticipated?
The agency anticipated making about 8 awards.
19) How long is the period of performance?
The planned period of performance is 42 months, and it includes start-up and implementation activities.
20) What was the anticipated start date?
The anticipated start date was October 1, 2016.
21) When were applications due?
The original application closing date was August 1, 2016, with applications due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
22) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is identified as "Others" with additional details referenced in the full announcement's eligibility section. Applicants were expected to consult the full FOA for the exact allowable applicant types and any required partnerships or system roles.
23) Does the announcement specify required applicant types or required partners?
Not in the summary provided. It notes that eligibility details and any required partnerships or roles are referenced in the full announcement's eligibility section.
24) What does success look like for participants served under this initiative?
The outcomes described emphasize improved employment results such as placement into in-demand jobs, attainment of skills and credentials, increased earnings, and advancement along a career path over time.
25) How does the initiative aim to improve long-term employment outcomes?
The theory described is that by embedding accessible, coordinated, and disability-informed services into existing career pathway programs and aligning them with education and training pipelines, participants will be better positioned to gain the competencies and credentials needed for long-term employment and advancement.
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