State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $16,993,188 to the Department of Human Services Hawaii on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). The award funds state vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities, including assessment, planning, development, and delivery of VR services consistent with participant strengths and preferences. Performance runs through September 30, 2026, with work performed in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Department of Human Services Hawaii, a child organization of the University of Hawaii Systems, administers this formula grant as Hawaii's designated state VR agency operating under an approved VR services portion of the state's four-year Unified State Plan. The award is structured as a formula grant to a state agency, with funds withdrawn through the Electronic Transfer System. State VR agencies must maintain financial and programmatic records for three years after submission of the final financial report and comply with vocational rehabilitation regulations, Rehabilitation Services Policy Directives and Technical Assistance Circulars, and Uniform Guidance requirements.