Grants / Department of Labor / Office of Disability Employment Policy

FOA-ODEP-23-10: Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth)

Closed Closed July 12, 2023 Opportunity FOA-ODEP-23-10 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Office of Disability Employment Policy notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$1.5 million
• Total funding$1.5 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities and tribes.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Disability Employment Policy Development awards averaged $8.7 million; this notice allows up to $1.5 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (84% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

This Announcement solicits applications under funding opportunity Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth). This Announcement solicits applications for one cooperative agreement to manage and operate the Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth, a youth policy development center (the Center). The purpose of the Center is to increase the capacity of national, state, and local workforce systems to improve transition and employment-related outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities (Y&YAD) ages 16-24, particularly those from historically underserved communities such as communities of color and LGBTQ+ communities. The Center will accomplish this by identifying and promoting the adoption of evidence-based policies and practices.

Category: Education.

Applying now

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