State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $74.811828 million to the Education & Workforce Development Cabinet, operating as Kentucky's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and Office of the Blind, on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Frankfort, Kentucky.

The funding supports comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities in Kentucky, including assessment, planning, development, and delivery of individualized VR services consistent with participants' strengths, resources, priorities, and informed choice. The Cabinet operates as a child entity within Kentucky's government structure and administers the state's primary vocational rehabilitation program. The award is structured as a formula grant to a state VR agency with an approved VR services portion of the Unified State Plan under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Recipients must maintain financial and programmatic records for three years after submission of the final financial report and comply with vocational rehabilitation regulations (34 CFR part 361), Rehabilitation Services Policy Directives, Technical Assistance Circulars, and the Uniform Guidance.