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
- Disability Employment Initiative Fact Sheet, Map, and Grantee Abstracts
- The Disability Employment Initiative Grantee Contact Chart
- 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.