Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program; ALN 84.263G
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-062625-001
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Felipe Lulli 84.263g@ed.gov (202) 987-0128
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is seeking innovative grant proposals through the Rehabilitation Services Administration's Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program. The program aims to develop new training approaches for rehabilitation personnel serving individuals with disabilities, focusing on creating advanced methods to improve vocational rehabilitation (VR) service delivery. Specific topic areas include VR Counselor Participant Engagement Practices, Career Assessment Addressing Emerging Career Trends, Preparing VR Participants for STEM and Advanced Technology Careers, Dual Customer Employer Engagement Strategies, and a Field Initiated category. Eligible applicants include states, public and private nonprofit agencies, Indian Tribes, and institutions of higher education who can demonstrate innovative training methodologies and potential for improving rehabilitation service effectiveness. The application deadline is July 28, 2025, with the official application notice available in the Federal Register, and applicants must follow the Department of Education's Common Instructions for Discretionary Grant Programs.
The total funding allocation for this grant opportunity is $3,200,000, with five to seven grants expected to be awarded ranging from $500,000 to $640,000 each. Project periods can extend up to 60 months, providing substantial time for comprehensive program development and implementation. The grants will support the creation of cutting-edge training programs designed to enhance vocational rehabilitation professionals' understanding of 21st-century workforce dynamics and the evolving needs of individuals with disabilities. Successful applicants will be expected to develop training programs that demonstrate clear potential for improving rehabilitation service delivery and supporting professionals in more effectively serving their clients.
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. 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 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2024 (89 FR 104528) and available at www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-30488/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs.
Purpose of the Program: The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop: (a) new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel in providing rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; (b) new and improved methods of training rehabilitation personnel so that there may be a more effective delivery of rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities by designated State rehabilitation agencies and designated State rehabilitation units or other public or non-profit rehabilitation service agencies or organizations; and (c) new innovative training programs for VR professionals and paraprofessionals to have a 21st-century understanding of the evolving labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities so they can more effectively provide VR services to individuals with disabilities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 2025-11805.pdf | ||
| 2024-30488.pdf |
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