Federal grant programs / Department of Labor

Disability Employment Policy Development (17.720)

Also known as Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$122 million
• Grant awards14
• Typical award$7.1 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$25.3 million
• Size rank751 of 1824
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $72.8 million in fiscal 2021 to $25.3 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 751st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 10 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 8 states and territories.

What the program funds

The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership on disability employment policy to the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies. ODEP develops and fosters the adoption and implementation of comprehensive and integrated disability employment policies and strategies throughout the workforce development system, in public and private workplaces, and in employment-related supports programs and services. Implementation of these effective policies and strategies increase employment opportunities, the recruitment of, and reduce barriers to the hiring, retention and promotion of people with disabilities. ODEP's response to the low labor force participation of people with disabilities is comprehensive and aggressive, and includes securing the active involvement of and cooperation among a number of stakeholders, including Federal, State and local government agencies, private and public employers, educational and training institutions, and the disability community.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Nonprofit and for-profit organizations, State and local government agencies, academic institutions, and other entities are typically eligible. Eligibility requirements are detailed in each funding opportunity for cooperative agreements or grant applications.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Uses and use restrictions are detailed in each funding opportunity for cooperative agreement or grant applications.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides applicable application deadlines, as appropriate for application deadlines.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Recent awards for cooperative agreements and grants have ranged from approximately $1,000,000 to $20,000,000 depending on the project needs as detailed in the funding opportunity announcement for cooperative agreement or grant applications. Awards have been to non-profit and for-profit organizations, State and local government agencies, academic institutions, and other entities.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 84% of the money, nonprofits 9.9% and colleges and universities 5.8%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.