OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) CFDA Number 84.250M
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  Applications may be made only by Indian Tribes (and consortia of those Indian Tribes) located on Federal and State reservations.  The definition of &#8220;Indian Tribe&#8221; in section 7(19)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, is &#8220;any Federal or State Indian tribe, band, rancheria, pueblo, colony, or community, including any Alaskan native village or regional village corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) and a tribal organization (as defined in section 4(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(1)).&#8221; &#8220;Reservation&#8221;  is defined in 34 CFR 371.6 as &#8220;a Federal or State Indian reservation, public domain Indian allotment, former Indian reservation in Oklahoma, land held by incorporated Native groups, regional corporations and village corporations under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; or a defined area of land recognized by a State or the Federal Government where there is a concentration of tribal members and on which the tribal government is providing structured activities and services.&#8221;
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis ofinformation in the Federal Register application notice. For specificinformation about eligibility, please see the official application notice. Theofficial version of this document is the document published in the FederalRegister. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Registerand the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review theofficial application notice for pre-application and application requirements, applicationsubmission information, performance measures, priorities and program contactinformation. Forthe addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to ourCommon Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary GrantPrograms, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR)services, including culturally appropriate services, to American Indians withdisabilities who reside on or near Federal or State reservations, consistentwith such eligible individual&#8217;s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns,abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that such individualmay prepare for, and engage in, high-quality employment that will increaseopportunities for economic self-sufficiency. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance(CFDA) number 84.250M.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;August Martin,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5064A,  &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-2800.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-7410.  Email: August.Martin@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: June 13, 2019.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 29, 2019.Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than June 18, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html.Pre-Application Q &amp; A Blog: No later than June 18, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html and will remain open until July 2, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to August Martin, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5064A, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7410. Email: August.Martin@ed.gov.