The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has announced a new initiative to identify and evaluate potential solutions to improve employment outcomes for young adults ages 14 to 24 who apply for or receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
ODEP is soliciting proposals from subject matter experts for innovative and evidence-based actions – including legislative, regulatory, and policy changes – that can increase labor force participation and economic success among this population.
Applications are due by February 27, 2020.
Applications must briefly describe their proposed policy solutions. ODEP will announce successful applicants in April 2020, and will then select approximately 10 individuals or teams to receive stipends of up to $20,000 and technical assistance to expand their proposed ideas into detailed white papers. Chosen applicants’ final white papers will be due in January 2021. ODEP will use the papers to inform the department, and share them with a broad audience of stakeholders at an upcoming conference in Washington, D.C., and widely with local, state and federal policymakers.