OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program: Rehabilitation Counseling CFDA Number 84.129B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of higher education.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific nformation 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 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, 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 Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program is designed to support projects that provide academic training in areas of personnel shortages identified by the Secretary to increase the number of personnel trained in providing VR services to individuals with disabilities. In FY 2019, the Department plans to make awards in four areas: Rehabilitation Counseling(84.129B), Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Mentally Ill (84.129H),Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are Blind or Have Vision Impairments(84.129P), and Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing(84.129Q). Projects must be operated in a manner consistent with nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S.Constitution and the Federal civil rights laws. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.129B.
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;Cassandra P. Shoffler,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122,  &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-2800.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 245-7827.  Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: July 5, 2019. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 5, 2019. Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than July 10, 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 July 15, 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 24, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800.  Telephone:  (202) 245-7827.  Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.