# Equitable Transition Models Demonstration Grants (ETM) project

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/foa-odep-23-12-equitable-transition-models-demonstration-grants-etm-project/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349833

> Office of Disability Employment Policy offered grants of up to $3.2 million to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $13.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 7, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FOA-ODEP-23-12 |
| Agency | Office of Disability Employment Policy |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 7, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $3.2 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $13.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.720 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

Additional detail regarding the eligible Lead Applicant categories identified above are as follows:State governments include state departments of labor, state workforce development agencies, or an equivalent state agency with responsibility for labor, employment, education, health and human services, vocational rehabilitation services, and/or workforce development; andFederally recognized Native American Tribal governments include entities described in section 166(c) of WIOA relating to Indian and Native American programs. These entities include Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations.

## What the grant funds

The primary goals of the ETM Demonstration Grants are to improve the employment outcomes of multiply marginalized people with disabilities, specifically youth and young adults with disabilities (Y&YAD), as well as to increase states’ capacity to develop innovative employment strategies for underserved Y&YAD and their families. The ETM grants will support up to four grantees in developing scalable strategies to enable multiply marginalized Y&YAD ages 14 to 24 to successfully transition into the workforce. ETM Demonstration Grant applicants will identify specific target population(s) based on data analysis and needs assessments. For example, applicants may focus on low-income Y&YAD as well as those experiencing homelessness, leaving foster care, or involved in the justice system. Applicants may also focus on underserved Y&YAD populations identified in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), such as youth receiving Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) benefits, youth potentially eligible for SSI, or youth whose low earnings may lead them to apply for SSI benefits as adults.

## Questions people ask

### Is FOA-ODEP-23-12 still open?

No. It closed on November 7, 2023.

### Who can apply for Equitable Transition Models Demonstration Grants (ETM) project?

Office of Disability Employment Policy accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Equitable Transition Models Demonstration Grants (ETM) project?

Closed November 7, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.2 million each. About $13.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Disability Employment Policy Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were MN Department of Employment & Economic Development, State of Kansas Department of Commerce, Ohio Department of Job & Family Services. The program made 14 awards worth $122 million in that time.