DOL Invites Feedback on Youth Disability Job Transition Grants
Published Date: 5/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor is asking for public feedback on a $67 million grant program helping young people with disabilities (ages 14-24) get ready for jobs. This program supports states like Kansas, Connecticut, Minnesota, and New York to try new ways to make work easier to find and keep. Comments on this plan are open until June 11, 2026, so jump in and share your thoughts!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
$67M Grants for Disabled Youth Jobs
The Department of Labor is funding a $67,000,000 grant program (the Employment Transition Model) to help youth and young adults with disabilities ages 14 to 24 who are eligible for WIOA Title I services get ready for jobs and transition into the workforce.
Four States Get Demonstration Grants
DOL awarded the ETM five-year demonstration grants to the Kansas Department of Commerce and state workforce agencies in Connecticut, Minnesota, and New York to identify, develop, and scale evidence-based strategies and increase state capacity to support youth and young adults with disabilities.
Data Collection Burden on Participants
The DOL is collecting data from participants and lists the affected public as Individuals or Households with an estimated 3,054 respondents, 11,208 total responses, an annual time burden of 1,558 hours, and annual other costs of $15,000; comments on the collection are due June 11, 2026.
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