ODEP definition
Examples of ODEP in a sentence
Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) – A collaborative effort between the United States Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) – A sub-cabinet level policy agency in the U.S. Department of Labor.
Participate in meetings and/or discussions with representatives from other ODEP Alliances to exchange information on various disability employment issues that are being addressed and to explore opportunities for additional collaborative activities.
These Alliances have the potential to be valuable tools for both ODEP and its Alliance participants.
ODEP Alliances provide the parties with an opportunity to participate in a voluntary, cooperative relationship that supports shared goals and furthers the national dialogue on employing people with disabilities.
By entering into an Alliance with a party, ODEP is not endorsing any of that party’s products or services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party’s products or services.
Awardees must agree to make available records on all parts of project activity, including participant employment and wage data, and to provide access to personnel, as specified by the evaluator(s), under the direction of the ODEP.
For the past two years (federal Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002) ODEP has funded two types of employment demonstration grants (‘‘Customized Employment’’ and ‘‘WorkFORCE Action’’) for persons with significant disabilities.
An outline of the final report is due to ODEP 45 days before termination of the Cooperative Agreement with a draft of the final report due to the ODEP 30 days before the termination of the Cooperative Agreement.
Applicants should assume that ODEP staff, or their designees (i.e., VETS, ETA, or HUD), will conduct on- site project reviews periodically.