Notices. Employment and Training Administration, Labor. Announcement Type: Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA). Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY-11-11

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BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Cooperative Agreements Under the Disability Employment Initiative AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor. Announcement Type: Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA). Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA PY-11-11. SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in coordination with Department of Labor's (DOL's) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), announces the availability of approximately $20 million for a third round of cooperative agreements to state agencies that administer the Workforce Investment Act

(WIA)of 1998. These funds provide an opportunity for states to develop and implement a plan for improving effective and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the workforce. DOL is using this funding to make six to ten grant awards designed to:

(1)Improve educational, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes of youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits; and

(2)help these individuals with disabilities find a path into the middle class through exemplary and model service delivery by the public workforce system. The DOL will award DEI grants for a three-year period of performance. The complete SGA and any subsequent SGA amendments, in connection with this solicitation are described in further detail on ETA's Web site at *http://www.doleta.gov/grants/* or on *http://www.grants.gov.* The Web sites provide application information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures and other program requirements governing this solicitation. DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is June 1, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Banks, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-4716, Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: 202-693-3403. Signed April 10, 2012 in Washington, DC B. Jai Johnson Grant Officer, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2012-9060 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]