State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Kansas Department for Children and Families $38.826 million on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126) for vocational rehabilitation services through September 30, 2026.

The award funds comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services including assessment, planning, development, and delivery of VR services for individuals with disabilities in Kansas. The Kansas Department for Children and Families, through its Office of Financial Management division, administers the VR program as the state agency designated to operate Kansas's vocational rehabilitation services.

Performance takes place in Topeka, Kansas. The recipient operates under the approved VR services portion of Kansas's Unified or Combined State Plan, which must be resubmitted with modifications in Spring 2026 reflecting changes affecting program implementation. State VR agencies are required to maintain financial and programmatic records, including case service records, for three years following submission of the final financial report.