Louisiana Disability Employment Initiative
Louisiana
The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) is a three-year federal grant program that improves education, training, employment opportunities, and employment outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. In 2014 Louisiana was awarded a Round 3 DEI grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Training Administration. The grant ended in 2015.
State Policies & Initiatives:
Systems-Change FundingSystems:
- Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Workforce Development
- Department of Education
- Medicaid Agencies
Topics:
- School-to-Work Transition
- Employer Engagement
- Cross-Agency Collaboration / Partnerships
- Resource Leveraging
- Data Sharing
Date Enacted:
10/01/2012CITATIONS: