Equitable Transition Models Demonstration Grants (ETM) project

Agency: Office of Disability Employment Policy

17.720 -- Disability Employment Policy Development

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
State governments

Additional information

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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Andrea Hill Hill.Andrea@dol.gov

Email

Hill.Andrea@dol.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ODEP-23-12_Initial_and_Amend_1.pdf	Full FOA and Amendment	Sep 25, 2023 05:40 PM UTC
FOA-ODEP-23-12_-_Amendment_One_-_FINAL.pdf	Amendment One	Sep 25, 2023 05:39 PM UTC
FOA-ODEP-23-12_-_Amendment_Two.pdf	Amendment Two	Oct 26, 2023 08:31 PM UTC
ETM_Prospective_Applicant_Webinar_Link.pdf	Prospective Applicant Webinar	Sep 25, 2023 05:43 PM UTC
ETM_FAQs_-_Published_v1_.pdf	FAQs	Nov 1, 2023 03:47 PM UTC
FOA-ODEP-23-12.pdf	FOA-ODEP-23-12.pdf	Aug 10, 2023 07:14 PM UTC
Financial_System_Risk_Assessment_-fillable_7.12.22.pdf	Financial System Risk Assessment -fillable 7.12.22.pdf	Aug 10, 2023 07:15 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Closed: November 7, 2023

Application process

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Award

$12,985,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$3,246,250

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FOA-ODEP-23-12

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Employment labor and training

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

August 10, 2023

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