State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the South Carolina Commission For The Blind $10,681,890 on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). The award funds comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities in South Carolina through September 30, 2026. Performance takes place in Columbia, South Carolina.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program assists states in operating coordinated, effective vocational rehabilitation programs that assess, plan, develop, and provide VR services to individuals with disabilities consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and informed choice. Grant awards are made to state VR agencies with approved VR services portions of the Unified or Combined State Plan. States operate under a four-year planning cycle; the current state plans (PY 2024–2027) took effect July 1, 2024, with modifications due in spring 2026.

The South Carolina Commission For The Blind is a state government entity designated to administer the state VR program. The organization delivers vocational assessments, career counseling, job training, workplace accommodations, assistive technology, employment placement, and independent living services including mobility training and transportation support to blind and visually impaired individuals seeking vocational rehabilitation and employment services.