State vocational rehabilitation services (VR)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity $118.896 million on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126), a formula grant supporting state vocational rehabilitation services. The recipient, doing business as the Talent Investment Agency, operates comprehensive vocational rehabilitation programs that assess, plan, develop, and provide VR services for individuals with disabilities consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, and informed choice. The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Lansing, Michigan. Michigan received this allotment under the federal funding formula following submission and approval of its VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan under WIOA. State VR agencies administering this program are required to maintain financial and programmatic records for three years after submission of the final financial report and must submit modifications to their four-year State Plans every two years, with Michigan's next modification due in Spring 2026.