State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Washington Department of Social & Health Services $58.938 million on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). The award funds state vocational rehabilitation services delivered through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Olympia, Washington.

The grant supports Washington's comprehensive vocational rehabilitation program, including assessment, planning, development, and provision of VR services for individuals with disabilities consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, and informed choice. As a formula grant, the funding reflects Washington's annual allotment under the VR grants-to-states funding formula. The recipient agency must maintain and submit a VR services portion of the state's Unified or Combined State Plan under WIOA, with four-year plans due every four years and two-year modifications submitted midway through each plan cycle. Washington submitted its current plan (Program Year 2024 through 2027) in spring 2024 with an effective date of July 1, 2024, and must submit modifications in spring 2026.