The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $150,000 to the Human Services Rhode Island Department O (operating as Vocational Rehabilitation) on October 1, 2025, under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). The award obligates $150,000 and runs through September 30, 2026, with performance taking place in Providence, Rhode Island.
The recipient is a child entity of the State of Rhode Island and delivers supported employment services—including vocational assessments, career counseling, job training and placement assistance, and workplace accommodations—to individuals with the most significant disabilities throughout the state. The program funds collaborative services with public and private nonprofit organizations to assist vocational rehabilitation consumers in achieving supported employment outcomes. The federal grant program provides formula-based supplemental funding to state vocational rehabilitation agencies under an approved supported employment supplement to the state's Unified or Combined State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Human Services Rhode Island Department O receives consistent federal formula grant funding from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services across multiple programs, including State Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Independent Living Services, and also administers assistive technology grants from the Administration for Community Living.