ODEP Announces Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth) Grant
09/15/2023
On Sep. 7, ODEP announced the award of a $7.5 million, five-year cooperative agreement to continue support for a policy center aimed at boosting disabled youth employment. The agreement will provide $1.5 million annually for the agency’s Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth, which will be operated by the Council of State Governments. ODEP first created the center in 2019 to enhance national, state and local workforce systems, focusing on improved outcomes for youth with disabilities, especially those from underserved communities.