ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
Disability Employment Policy Resources by Topic
Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)
The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) aims to improve education, training and employment opportunities and outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. ODEP jointly funds and administers the DEI with DOL's Employment and Training Administration (ETA).
The following resources provide more information about the DEI:
- Disability Employment Initiative website
- Map of Disability Employment Initiative Grantees
- The Disability Employment Initiative Grantee Abstracts
- The Disability Employment Initiative Grantee Contact Chart
- Disability Employment Initiative Fact Sheet — Downloadable overview of DEI program.
- DEI Press Release Round One — Official announcement of nine cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Press Release Round Two — Official announcement of seven cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Press Release Round Three — Official announcement of seven cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Press Release Round Four — Official announcement of three new cooperative agreements and five continuing cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Press Release Round Five — Official announcement of six cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Press Release Round Six — Official announcement of six cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Press Release Round Seven — Official announcement of six cooperative agreements awarded under the DEI.
- DEI Section of Disability and Employment CoP — DEI information and materials available through a Community of Practice operated by ETA's Workforce3 One Website.