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DOL Announces Funding Opportunity to Expand Employment of Disabled Youth
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a funding opportunity for $1.5 million to support the first year of a cooperative agreement for a policy development center focused on advancing employment opportunities and outcomes for disabled youth. The funding will support research, engage with the workforce system and its partners, and identify effective policies and practices that support disabled youth employment. It will also help provide resources and training to help support their transition to adulthood.
The funding will continue the work of the Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth. DOL created the center in 2019 to improve employment outcomes for youth and young adults with disabilities by helping states expand their delivery of youth services and strengthening workforce systems.
DOL anticipates the availability of $7.5 million in funds for a five-year period, subject to federal fund availability, at $1.5 million per year. Apply by Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
Contact Andrea Hill with questions. Learn more about the funding opportunity here.
NEON Technical Assistance for Competitive Integrated Employment Opportunity Approved
ACCSES Matters — January 10, 2023
Improving Employment Outcomes for Young Adults on Autism Spectrum
A new ODEP project examines promising strategies for improving employment outcomes of young adults on the autism spectrum. The Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor has partnered with Mathematica to lead a project to examine barriers to, catalysts for, and promising strategies for improving employment outcomes.
The project, Research Support Services for Employment of Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum (REYAAS), kicked off in fall of 2021. A recent fact sheet explains the project’s goals and provides an overview of its timeline and planned activities, and a pair of literature reviews summarizes promising programs and strategies as well as evidence on their effectiveness.
Currently, Mathematica is planning a series of public listening sessions to incorporate perspectives from youth on the autism spectrum and the broader community on this topic. If you would like to participate in a listening session, please send an email to sign up for the REYAAS mailing list.
National Expansion Of Employment Opportunities Network
Technical Assistance for Competitive Integrated Employment: Participants Needed ASAP
US Department of Labor Section14(c) Online Dialogue Open
IDD Update December 22, 2015
ODP Update
The Office of Developmental Programs has released the following information:
- Announcement #113-15: Enterprise Incident Management System Implementation Information: Changes to the Incident Management Report and System as a Result of EIM Newsflash 5.
- Pennhurst Advocacy; The Department of Human Services will be transitioning this function from the Office of Administration to ODP, with Southeast Region Program Manager Rochelle Zaslow as the unit director. There are currently 643 Pennhurst class members. Questions may be submitted via email.