The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Department of Human Services Hawaii $150,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities formula grant program (CFDA 84.187).
The funding supports development of collaborative supported employment programs serving individuals with the most significant disabilities. The award carries a performance period through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Department of Human Services Hawaii, a child organization of the University of Hawaii Systems, administers the award as Hawaii's designated state vocational rehabilitation agency. The award represents formula-based supplemental funding allocated to the state under the statutory funding formula for this program, which assists vocational rehabilitation consumers with the most significant disabilities in achieving supported employment outcomes through coordination with public and private nonprofit organizations.