State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department $71,486,498 on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). The award funds the state agency's comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities throughout South Carolina, including vocational assessments, counseling, job training, placement assistance, and ongoing support services designed to help individuals with disabilities achieve competitive, integrated employment outcomes. The period of performance runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with performance based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The program supports state VR agencies in operating coordinated, effective, and accountable vocational rehabilitation programs. State agencies must maintain financial and programmatic records for three years after submission of the final financial report and submit the VR services portion of their Unified or Combined State Plan every four years, with modifications due at the two-year mark. SCVRD administers this funding in collaboration with public and private nonprofit partners to coordinate supported employment programs statewide.