Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.250Q

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
ED-GRANTS-120723-001
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Education
Eligible applicants
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Other
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This federal grant opportunity from the Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration seeks applicants to provide vocational rehabilitation and culturally appropriate services to American Indians with disabilities residing near federal or state reservations. Eligible applicants are Indian tribes and tribal organizations located on reservations that provide vocational rehabilitation services. Applicants must request between $300,000 to $1 million annually for up to five years and propose how they will meet needs, deliver high-quality services and personnel, and effectively manage and evaluate the program. Proposals are due by March 26, 2024 and will be assessed based on need, design quality, service quality, staff qualifications, resource adequacy, management effectiveness, and evaluation rigor.

Approximately $28.5 million total funding will be awarded through discretionary grants ranging from $300,000 to $1 million per year to improve employment outcomes. Successful applicants will use the funding to provide vocational rehabilitation services, assistance with employment preparation, and economic self-sufficiency opportunities to American Indians with disabilities residing on or near federal and state reservations.

Synopsis

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide VR services, including culturally appropriate services, to American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or State reservations, consistent with such eligible individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that such individuals may prepare for, and engage in, high-quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic self-sufficiency.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.250Q.

Files

File Type Posted
2023-26856.pdf PDF
2022-26554.pdf PDF

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