Project Grant H129P250005
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (CFDA 84.129 Rehabilitation Long-Term Training) provides $194,624.00 to Western Michigan University (WMU) to develop and implement a personnel preparation program to educate students to work with individuals who are blind or have low vision in the state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) service system. The project, which runs from October 1, 2025 to September...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (CFDA 84.129) program provides $222,222.00 to Western Washington University (WWU) to develop and implement a vocational rehabilitation counseling training program. The objective is to increase the number of qualified rehabilitation professionals who can provide specialized services to help individuals with disabilities...
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $245,143 Project Grant to Western Michigan University (WMU) for the "PROJECT SHINE: INTERDISCIPLINARY PREPARATION OF PERSONNEL 'SUPPORTING HIGH-INTENSITY NEEDS IN EI/ECSE'" program. This grant, funded under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325), supports the development of specialized degree...
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Michigan State University a $222,202.28 Project Grant on October 1, 2025 under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (CFDA 84.129) program. The funding will support MSU's Rehabilitation Counseling Project, which aims to develop and implement master's degree programs and specialized training to address personnel shortages in vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. The...
- The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), through its Bureau of Services for Blind Persons, received a $7,217,774.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). This grant will fund the agency's comprehensive vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for individuals with disabilities in Michigan from...
- This federal Project Grant award of $194,443.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (CFDA 84.129 Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program) to the University of Massachusetts Boston. The grant supports the university's development and implementation of long-term training programs to prepare professionals in assistive technology, vision rehabilitation therapy, and orientation and mobility services for individuals with...
- The U.S. Department of Education, through its Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, awarded a $194,444 Project Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (CFDA 84.129) program. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, will fund a project to prepare rehabilitation counselors to serve individuals who are blind or have low vision through a hybrid education and telerehabilitation training...
- The federal Formula Grant award of $40,783,207 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to support the Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States program (CFDA 84.126). This program assists states in developing and implementing effective, efficient, and accountable vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for individuals with disabilities. The grant, awarded to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic...
- This Project Grant award of $223,931.22, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (CFDA 84.129) program, supports Drexel University in delivering long-term training to increase the number of qualified rehabilitation professionals, including counselors, therapists, and specialists. The funding will enable Drexel to develop and implement academic programs focused on vocational rehabilitation...
- This federal Project Grant award of $711,104.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training (CFDA 84.263) program. The grant supports the "IMPACT VR ITG" initiative at the University of Massachusetts Boston, with an award period of October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026. The grant aims to develop and demonstrate new training approaches for rehabilitation personnel serving...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides $194,364.00 to Western Michigan University to support the "Orientation and Mobility Personnel Preparation: Educating Students to Work with Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision in the State-Federal VR Service System" program. The award, which runs from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, aims to increase the number of qualified rehabilitation professionals capable of providing specialized services to help individuals with blindness or low vision achieve competitive integrated employment and independent living. The funding supports the development and implementation of academic training programs at Western Michigan University to prepare professionals for vocational rehabilitation services within the state-federal Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) service system. This aligns with the broader objectives of the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (CFDA 84.129) federal grant program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $174.9k | 9/26/25 |