State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment $54.928 million on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

The award funds Colorado's comprehensive vocational rehabilitation program to assess, plan, develop, and provide vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and informed choice. Work is performed in Denver, Colorado. As a formula grant to a state vocational rehabilitation agency, the award is allocated under the federal funding formula and requires submission of a four-year Unified or Combined State Plan with an approved VR services portion, which Colorado submitted for Program Year 2024 through 2027 with an effective date of July 1, 2024. The state must submit modifications to its State Plan in spring 2026, effective July 1, 2026. Colorado maintains financial and programmatic records, including case service records, for three years after submission of final financial reports. The award is classified as a formula grant.