State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $1,065,202 to the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for State Vocational Rehabilitation Services on October 1, 2025, under CFDA 84.126 (Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States). The award funds comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, including vocational assessments, career counseling, job training, job placement assistance, vision rehabilitation, and daily living skills training. The recipient, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation based in Saipan, CNMI, serves as the designated state VR agency for the territory. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Saipan, CNMI. This is a formula grant, with funds distributed under the statutory allocation formula to eligible jurisdictions that submit and receive approval of a VR services portion of a Unified or Combined State Plan under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.