National Employer Policy, Research, and Technical Assistance Center on the Employment of People with Disabilities

Agency: Office of Disability Employment Policy

17.720 -- Disability Employment Policy Development

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

This solicitation is a re-competition of an existing cooperative agreement. The work done under the new Center will build upon the prior work of ODEP’s Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN). The new Center, which will retain the name EARN, will continue to conduct research; engage with the business community; identify effective policies and practices that support business needs; and provide resources, technical assistance, and training to help public and private sector employers (including Federal contractors) recruit, hire, retain, and advance individuals with disabilities. The new Center will differ from the current, however, in that it will have a stronger focus on policy development, research, and compliance assistance activities that will be driven and developed in collaboration with private sector business entities, including through a network of business intermediary organizations representing groups of employers.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are consortia with a lead applicant from one of the following two types of entities: a) non-profit business schools or schools that include human resources or labor-focused programs that are part of a public or private institute of higher education; or b) non-profit research institutions, which can be part of public or private institutes of higher education or independent policy research organizations. At a minimum, the lead applicant must form a consortium with entities from the other eligible applicant category. For example, if the lead applicant is a non-profit business school, then a non-profit research institution must be included in the proposed consortium. Similarly, if the lead application is a non-profit research institution, then a non-profit business school or school that includes human resources or labor-focused programs must be included in the proposed consortium. The lead applicant must also include business intermediary organizations in the consortium. Moreover, additional optional partners may be included.

Grantor contact information

Description

Charese Moore Grants Management Specialist moore.charese@dol.gov

Email

moore.charese@dol.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ODEP-19-01.pdf	FOA-ODEP-19-01	Apr 22, 2019 08:08 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: July 24, 2019

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$8,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FOA-ODEP-19-01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Office of Disability Employment Policy

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 22, 2019

Archive date:

July 24, 2019