The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment a $249,292 Formula Grant under the Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments (CFDA 84.426) program. The grant period runs from May 10, 2021 to September 30, 2022 and will provide financial relief and restoration payments to offset losses incurred by blind vendors in Colorado during calendar year 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, where those losses were not otherwise compensated. The funding will also support the state's Business Enterprises Program for the Blind, which employs and trains blind individuals to operate small businesses on federal and other properties.
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