Federal Grant Award Summary

Utah State University received a $186,846.68 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program (CFDA 84.129) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports academic training initiatives designed to address personnel shortages in vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. Under this grant, USU develops and implements comprehensive training programs that prepare rehabilitation professionals to provide specialized services to individuals with various disability conditions, including physical disabilities, mental health disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, blindness, and hearing impairments.

The program focuses on increasing the number of qualified rehabilitation counselors and specialists capable of delivering advanced services in areas such as vocational rehabilitation counseling, telerehabilitation, and technology integration. By supporting master's degree programs and specialized rehabilitation training tracks at the university level, this grant contributes to the broader federal objective of ensuring adequate personnel capacity within the State-Federal vocational rehabilitation service system to help individuals with disabilities achieve competitive integrated employment and independent living outcomes.