Formula Grant H187A260037

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Vocational Rehabilitation Division received a $132,912 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). This grant supports the development and delivery of collaborative supported employment services designed to help individuals with the most significant disabilities achieve and maintain competitive integrated employment. Services are provided through partnerships with public and private nonprofit organizations throughout Missouri.

Under this award, the state vocational rehabilitation agency delivers direct employment support services including job development, job placement assistance, ongoing employment support, and workplace accommodations tailored to enable individuals with significant disabilities to secure and retain competitive employment. The grant operates within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) framework, requiring the state to maintain approved four-year unified state plans and submit annual supplements outlining supported employment strategies. Funds are obligated on a formula basis determined by statutory allocation methodology and are accessed through the Electronic Transfer System.