Grants / Department of Labor / Office of Disability Employment Policy

FOA-ODEP-23-11: Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)

Closed Closed June 23, 2023 Opportunity FOA-ODEP-23-11 ☆ 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$2.0 million
• Total funding$2.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See FOA for additional information on eligibility.

More grants for nonprofits, colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Disability Employment Policy Development awards averaged $8.7 million; this notice allows up to $2.0 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 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.

Category: Employment, Labor and Training.

Applying now

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