The Maine Department of Labor, Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired received a $113,314 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments federal grant program (CFDA 84.426).
The grant funding will support the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired in providing financial relief and restoration payments to blind vendors in Maine that incurred losses during calendar year 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, where such losses were not otherwise compensated. The Randolph-Sheppard Act establishes a priority for blind persons to operate vending facilities on federal and other property, and this grant program aims to offset losses experienced by blind vendors under state licensing agencies during the pandemic. The award period is from May 13, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
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