State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $44.124 million to the Utah Department of Workforce Service on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126), a Formula Grant with a period of performance through September 30, 2026.

The award funds the operation of comprehensive, coordinated, effective, efficient, and accountable programs of vocational rehabilitation services in Utah, including assessment, planning, development, and delivery of VR services for individuals with disabilities consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, and informed choice. The Utah Department of Workforce Service, a state workforce development and social services provider headquartered in Salt Lake City, administers the VR program as the designated state agency. Performance is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

As a formula grant made under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the award is based on an approved VR services portion of Utah's four-year Unified or Combined State Plan (effective July 1, 2024). State VR agencies must maintain financial and programmatic records for three years after final financial report submission and comply with vocational rehabilitation regulations, WIOA requirements, and the Uniform Guidance.