In fiscal year 2021, OSERS’ Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provided over $134.9 million to fund programs that help to assist state and other agencies in providing vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other services to individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and integration into the community and the competitive labor market.
Please read about these programs below (Title | ALN/CFDA#). Please note that all amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Training of Interpreters Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind | 84.160D
The Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program is designed to establish interpreter training programs or to provide financial assistance for ongoing interpreter programs to train a sufficient number of qualified interpreters throughout the country in order to meet the communication needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind.
| Name | State | FY 2021 Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Western Oregon University | OR | $420,000 |
| Idaho State University | ID | $417,277 |
| St. Catherine University *Specialty Area: increasing skills of novice interpreters. |
MN | $420,000 |
| St. Catherine University *Specialty Area: field-initiated, in the topic area of interpreting in healthcare. |
MN | $420,000 |
| Northeastern University | MA | $420,000 |
| University of Northern Colorado | CO | $420,000 |
| SUAGM, Inc. dba Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo Campus | PR | $337,921 |
| Total | $2,855,198 |
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 84.250
The American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program provides grants to the governing bodies of Indian Tribes to develop or to increase their capacity to provide a program of vocational rehabilitation services, in a culturally relevant manner, to American Indians with disabilities residing on or near federal or state reservations.
| Name | State | FY 2021 Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Tribe of Oklahoma | OK | $609,742 |
| Association of Village Council Presidents | AK | $559,804 |
| Blackfeet Tribal Business Council | MT | $550,000 |
| Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | AK | $601,073 |
| Cherokee Nation | OK | $630,000 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | SD | $413,050 |
| Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation | MT | $436,354 |
| Chugachmiut | AK | $125,933 |
| Coeur d’Alene Tribe | ID | $498,804 |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes | MT | $608,181 |
| Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation | WA | $449,001 |
| Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians | OR | $504,318 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation | WA | $151,867 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation | WA | $538,995 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Umailla Indian Reservation | OR | $448,912 |
| Cook Inlet Tribal Council | AK | $688,823 |
| Eastern Shoshone Tribe | WY | $564,221 |
| Hannahville Indian Community | MI | $494,122 |
| Hopi Tribe | AZ | $425,357 |
| Intertribal Council of Central Louisiana | LA | $614,397 |
| Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope | AK | $555,942 |
| Kawerak, Inc. | AK | $442,904 |
| Lower Brule Sioux Tribe | SD | $787,281 |
| Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe | WA | $446,920 |
| Metlakatla Indian Community | AK | $400,304 |
| Moapa Band of Paiutes | NV | $469,858 |
| Northern Arapaho Tribe | WY | $630,000 |
| Oglala Sioux Tribe | SD | $757,027 |
| Oneida Nation | WI | $475,000 |
| Prairie Band of Potawatomie Nation | KS | $378,269 |
| Pueblo of Jemez | NM | $806,296 |
| Pueblo of Laguna | NM | $450,000 |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | NY | $558,679 |
| Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community | AZ | $450,000 |
| Samish Indian Nation | WA | $422,458 |
| Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington | WA | $649,873 |
| The Chickasaw Nation | OK | $910,000 |
| The Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe | GA | $520,131 |
| The Navajo Nation | AZ | $1,700,000 |
| Three Affiliated Tribes | ND | $390,166 |
| Tohono O’odham Nation | AZ | $450,723 |
| United Houma Nation, Inc. | LA | $561,669 |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | CO | $588,851 |
| Wichita and Affiliated Tribes | OK | $433,906 |
| Total | $24,149,211 |
American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center | 84.250Z
The American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center (AIVRS-TAC) provides training and technical assistance (TA) to governing bodies of Indian tribes that administer an AIVRS project. Under section 121(c)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the RSA Commissioner makes grants to, or enters into contracts or other cooperative agreements with, entities that have experience in the operation of AIVRS projects to provide training and TA on developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating these projects.
| Name | State | FY 2021 Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Board of Regents, Northern Arizona University | AZ | $1,012,998 |
| Total | $1,012,998 |
Rehabilitation Short-Term Training-Client Assistance Program (CAP Training) | 84.264K
The Rehabilitation Short-Term Training-Client Assistance Program (CAP Training) provides Client Assistance Program professionals the necessary knowledge, competencies, and skills to inform, assist, and advocate for clients and client-applicants regarding expanded education, training, and competitive integrated employment opportunities and other services and benefits available under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA.
| Name | State | FY 2021 Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Disability Rights Network | DC | $308,000 |
| Total | $308,000 |
Disability Innovation Fund — Career Advancement Initiative Model Demonstration Project | 84.421C
The Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) program supports innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities by identifying and demonstrating practices, which are supported by evidence, in improving VR-eligible individuals with disabilities.
| Name | State | FY 2021 Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation | OR | $18,186,503 |
| Nebraska Department of Education (NE Vocational Rehabilitation) |
NE | $8,469,796 |
| Vermont Agency of Human Services (Vocational Rehabilitation) |
VT | $6,589,481 |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity — Michigan Rehabilitation Service (Michigan Rehabilitation Services) |
MI | $15,825,520 |
| Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) |
WI | $14,013,750 |
| Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (Vocational Rehabilitation Division) |
MA | $17,006,736 |
| California Department of Rehabilitation | CA | $18,333,000 |
| Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (Rehabilitation Services) | VA | $9,236,300 |
| Total | $107,661,086 |
