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October 5, 2004
Labor Secretary Chao Awards $1.5 Million Grant
To Address Chronic Homelessness Among People With Disabilities
U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao awarded a $1.5 million
technical assistance grant to the Corporation for Supportive Housing as part of
a Bush Administration initiative to end chronic homelessness among persons with
disabilities.
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September 16, 2004
U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Awards $2.4
Million in Telework Grants
WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has
awarded more than $2.4 million in grants to help fund initiatives that will
increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Connecticut,
Minnesota and Virginia.
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July 8, 2004
Secretary Chao Announces Availability of $2.5
Million Grant for Improving Telework Employment Strategies
U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the availability
of a $2.5 million grant through the Office of Disability Employment Policy
(ODEP), which is aimed at increasing employment opportunities for people with
disabilities through telework positions.
The Telework/Telecommuting Pilot Research solicitation will fund
up to three pilot research projects designed to investigate, develop and
validate strategies likely to yield the largest number of telework positions
for people with disabilities.
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June 10, 2004
Labor Secretary Chao Announces $1.5 Million
Grant Aimed at Ending Chronic Homelessness Among People with
Disabilities
WASHINGTON - On June 10, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao
announced the availability of a $1.5 million technical assistance grant
designed to help fulfill the Bush Administration's ten-year goal of ending
chronic homelessness among persons with disabilities.
"In keeping with the promise of President Bush's New Freedom
Initiative and his goal of ending chronic homelessness, this $1.5
million grant from the Department of Labor will strengthen customized
employment and permanent housing services so that chronically homeless people
with disabilities may live, work and fully participate in their communities,"
said Secretary Chao, who is also Vice Chair of the government's Interagency
Council on Homelessness.
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May 14, 2004
Deadline Extended - 2004 New Freedom Initiative
Award Nominations
The deadline to receive nominations for the Secretary of Labor's
2004 New Freedom Initiative Award has been extended from May 21, 2004 to
Friday, May 28, 2004. Established in 2002, this award recognizes businesses,
organizations and individuals who have demonstrated exemplary and innovative
efforts in furthering the employment objectives of President George W. Bush's
New Freedom Initiative. Nomination and application packages must meet the
deadline criteria as defined in the extension notice published in the May 14,
2004 issue of the Federal Register, as well as the eligibility and
nomination criteria published in the original notice in the February 27 issue
of the Federal Register. Both Federal Register
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May 6, 2004
ODEP Releases Report on Emergency Preparedness
for People with Disabilities
On December 2-3, 2003, ODEP hosted Emergency Preparedness for
People with Disabilities: An Interagency Seminar of Exchange for Federal
Managers. The event, which was the first of its kind, brought together more
than 200 federal managers and experts representing nearly 90 agencies and
offices in the areas of disability, emergency preparedness, and workplace
safety. Attendees had the opportunity to exchange ideas and share information
related to the development, implementation and maintenance of emergency
preparedness plans that involve people with disabilities.
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April 22, 2004
2004 Disability Mentoring Day Announced
National "Disability Mentoring Day: Career Development for the
21st Century" will be held on October 20, 2004. Disability Mentoring Day
(DMD) is designed to enhance internship and employment opportunities for people
with disabilities by bringing them together with employers for a day of job
shadowing and other hands-on career exploration activities. DMD is a
partnership activity between the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of
Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the American Association of People with
Disabilities. This national event supports ODEP's goals of improving transition
outcomes for youth with disabilities and building partnerships with employers
and federal, state, and local agencies to increase awareness of the benefits of
hiring people with disabilities. For additional information, please visit the
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March 17, 2004
Workforce Recruitment Program Database Now
Available
The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) database is now available on CD-ROM
to federal and private sector employers. The database contains information on
over 1,500 college students with disabilities who are interested in summer or
permanent jobs in a wide variety of fields. To find out more about this free
resource, visit our WRP information
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February 25, 2004
Nominations Open for the Secretary's 2004 New
Freedom Initiative Award
ODEP invites nominations for the Secretary of Labor's 2004 New
Freedom Initiative Award. Established in 2002, this award recognizes
businesses, organizations and individuals who have demonstrated exemplary and
innovative efforts in furthering the employment objectives of President George
W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative. The eligibility criteria and nomination
process, as published in the February 27 issue of the Federal Register, may
also be accessed at this site. The deadline for receipt of nominations is May
21, 2004.
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February 5, 2004
Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces 2005
Spending Plan
On February 2, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced details
of the Department of Labor's Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 request of $57.3 billion, of
which $45.4 billion is mandatory and $11.9 billion is in discretionary budget
authority, and 17,419 full-time staff.
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