Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA DFA PY 10 14
Apply for SGA DFA PY 10 14
- The Employment and Training Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Cooperative Agreements Under the Disability Employment Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.207 Employment Service/Wagner Peyser Funded Activities.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 31, 2011 and posted on May 31, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 15, 2011 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is July 15, 2011. Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $20,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 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).
- Applicants must not have received DEI project funding in 2010. Applicants must be the state WIA administrative agency. Congress intent was that these funds be used to improve the accessibility and accountability of the public workforce development system for individuals with disabilities. (Appropriations Committee, Senate Report 111 66). Therefore, the state WIA administrative agency must not pass these funds through to any other entity for administration. As discussed in Section I.B, where a state has at least four local WIBs, the state workforce agency must select at least two local WIBs that have the capacity to implement the states proposal under this SGA. If a state workforce agency chooses to select only two, only one of the sites will be selected via the modified site lottery to implement the DEI. The other site must function as a control. States with a single workforce area may select at least two distinct areas within the state that can serve in the same roles as states with multiple WIBs. Also, states with fewer than four local WIBs may select two of their local WIBs that can serve in the same roles as local WIBs in states with four or more WIBs. In either case, DOL will score these applications on the same basis as those offering multiple WIBs. All evaluation criteria would apply to these applications including the modified site lottery.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), through the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and in coordination with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), released this discretionary funding opportunity to support a second round of Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) cooperative agreements. The core purpose is to help state Workforce Investment Act (WIA) administrative agencies strengthen how the public workforce system serves people with disabilities, with an emphasis on making participation in education, training, and employment more effective, more meaningful, and more accountable. Congress signaled that these funds were specifically intended to improve the accessibility and accountability of the public workforce development system for individuals with disabilities, and the grant design reflects that system-improvement focus rather than funding stand-alone projects outside the workforce structure.
The opportunity offered an estimated total of about $20,000,000 in funding, with the expectation of making around eight awards (the broader intent was six to ten awards). Grants were structured as cooperative agreements, meaning the federal government anticipated an active partnership role in implementation and oversight rather than a purely hands-off grant. Individual awards were expected to range from $1,500,000 (floor) to $6,000,000 (ceiling), and the period of performance was three years. No cost sharing or matching funds were required. The funding was associated with CFDA 17.207 (Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities), aligning the initiative with workforce system service delivery and employment services infrastructure.
Programmatically, the DEI was aimed at improving education, training, and employment outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. The initiative emphasized helping participants move toward economic self-sufficiency and a path into the middle class by demonstrating exemplary and model approaches within the public workforce system. In practical terms, the intent was not only to expand services, but to improve the way services are delivered, coordinated, and measured for people with disabilities across the workforce network.
Eligibility was limited and specific. Applicants had to be the state WIA administrative agency, and they could not have received DEI project funding in 2010, which effectively made this a second-round competition reserved for states that did not already hold a first-round DEI award. A key restriction was that the state WIA administrative agency was not allowed to pass the funds through to another entity to administer the grant. This requirement reinforced the federal intent that the state workforce system itself, not an external administrator, would be responsible for leading implementation and accountability.
The solicitation also included structural expectations related to local implementation and evaluation. In states with at least four local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs), the state agency had to select at least two local WIBs with the capacity to carry out the proposal. If the state selected only two sites, only one site would ultimately be chosen through a modified site lottery to implement the DEI project, while the other site would serve as a control, supporting a stronger evaluation design. States with a single workforce area could still participate by selecting at least two distinct areas within the state to serve similar roles (implementation and control). States with fewer than four local WIBs were also allowed to select two local WIBs to fulfill these roles. Applications from these states were to be scored on the same basis as those from states with more WIBs, and the evaluation-related criteria, including the modified site lottery approach, still applied.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding opportunity number was SGA DFA PY 10 14, and the announcement was posted on May 31, 2011. Applications were due by July 15, 2011, with a firm deadline of no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The opportunity was later archived on August 14, 2011. For technical access issues with the full announcement, the listed contact was Serena Boyd, Grants Management Specialist, at 202-693-3338.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), issued through the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) in coordination with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). It supports a second round of Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) cooperative agreements focused on strengthening how the public workforce system serves people with disabilities.
What is the main purpose of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) in this announcement?
The core purpose is to help state Workforce Investment Act (WIA) administrative agencies improve the accessibility, effectiveness, meaningfulness, and accountability of education, training, and employment services for individuals with disabilities within the public workforce system.
Is this funding meant for stand-alone disability employment projects outside the workforce system?
No. Congress signaled that the funds were intended to improve the accessibility and accountability of the public workforce development system. The grant design reflects a system-improvement focus within the workforce structure rather than funding stand-alone projects outside that structure.
Which federal agencies are involved in issuing and coordinating this opportunity?
The opportunity was released by DOL through ETA, in coordination with ODEP.
What type of award is being offered (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
Awards were structured as cooperative agreements. This means the federal government anticipated an active partnership role in implementation and oversight rather than a purely hands-off relationship.
How much total funding was expected to be available?
The opportunity offered an estimated total of about $20,000,000.
How many awards were expected to be made?
The expectation was to make around eight awards, with the broader intent described as six to ten awards.
What was the expected funding range for individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $1,500,000 (floor) to $6,000,000 (ceiling).
How long is the period of performance?
The period of performance was three years.
Is cost sharing or a funding match required?
No. No cost sharing or matching funds were required.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The funding was associated with CFDA 17.207, Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities.
Who is the initiative designed to serve?
The DEI was aimed at improving education, training, and employment outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits.
What participant outcomes does the initiative emphasize?
The initiative emphasized helping participants move toward economic self-sufficiency and a path into the middle class by demonstrating exemplary and model approaches within the public workforce system.
Does the DEI focus only on expanding services?
No. In addition to expanding services, the intent emphasized improving how services are delivered, coordinated, and measured for people with disabilities across the workforce network.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to the state WIA administrative agency.
Were any states excluded from applying based on prior DEI funding?
Yes. Applicants could not have received DEI project funding in 2010. This made it a second-round competition reserved for states that did not already hold a first-round DEI award.
Can the state WIA administrative agency pass the funds through to another organization to administer the grant?
No. A key restriction stated that the state WIA administrative agency was not allowed to pass the funds through to another entity to administer the grant. The expectation was that the state workforce system itself would lead implementation and accountability.
Are there requirements related to selecting local Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) for implementation?
Yes. In states with at least four local WIBs, the state agency had to select at least two local WIBs with the capacity to carry out the proposal.
What happens if a state selects only two WIB sites?
If the state selected only two sites, only one site would ultimately be chosen through a modified site lottery to implement the DEI project. The other site would serve as a control to support a stronger evaluation design.
How could a state with a single workforce area participate?
States with a single workforce area could still participate by selecting at least two distinct areas within the state to serve similar roles (implementation and control).
Could states with fewer than four local WIBs apply, and what would they need to do?
Yes. States with fewer than four local WIBs were allowed to select two local WIBs to fulfill the implementation and control roles.
Were applications from states with fewer WIBs evaluated differently?
No. Applications from these states were to be scored on the same basis as those from states with more WIBs. The evaluation-related criteria, including the modified site lottery approach, still applied.
What is the funding opportunity number for this solicitation?
The funding opportunity number was SGA DFA PY 10 14.
When was the announcement posted?
The announcement was posted on May 31, 2011.
What was the application deadline?
Applications were due by July 15, 2011, with a firm deadline of no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Was the opportunity later archived?
Yes. The opportunity was later archived on August 14, 2011.
Who was listed as the contact for technical access issues with the full announcement?
For technical access issues, the listed contact was Serena Boyd, Grants Management Specialist, at 202-693-3338.
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