OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA: American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS), Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.250R
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 ``Indian Tribe&apos;&apos; in section 7(19)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act is ``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(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).&apos;&apos;    ``Reservation&apos;&apos; is defined in 34 CFR 371.6 as ``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.&apos;&apos;    Under 34 CFR 371.2, the applicant for an AIVRS grant must be--    (1) The governing body of an Indian Tribe, either on behalf of the Indian Tribe or on behalf of a consortium of Indian Tribes; or    (2) A Tribal organization that is a separate legal organization from an Indian Tribe.    To receive an AIVRS grant, a Tribal organization that is not a governing body of an Indian Tribe must--    (1) Have as one of its functions the vocational rehabilitation of American Indians with disabilities; and    (2) Have the approval of the Tribe to be served by such organization.    If a grant is made to the governing body of an Indian Tribe, either on its own behalf or on behalf of a consortium, or to a Tribal organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, the approval of each such Indian Tribe is a prerequisite to the making of such a grant.
Description: 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 grants to Indian Tribes to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR)services, including culturally appropriate services, to eligible American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or State reservations, consistent with such eligible individual&apos;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) 84.250R. See correction notice https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-07/pdf/2025-03702.pdf SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 6, 2024, the Department published an NIA for the FY 2025 AIVRS competition in the Federal Register (89 FR 88041). The Department is correcting the NIA by removing two selection criteria ( Quality of project services and Quality of project personnel); amending factors under one selection criterion (three factors previously under Quality of project services have been moved to Quality of the project design); adding one factor to Quality of the management plan; adding language in one selection criterion ( Quality of the project evaluation or other evidence-building) to conform with 34 CFR 75.210; changing the point distribution for the selection criteria section; and extending the deadline for transmittal of applications for the 2025 AIVRS competition. The Department is correcting this NIA as part of a comprehensive review of recently published FY 2025 NIAs. This reevaluation seeks to ensure that all priorities and requirements for the Department&apos;s FY 2025 competitions align with the objectives established by the Trump Administration while fostering consistency across all grant programs. Additionally, the Department is dedicated to optimizing the impact of our grant competitions on students and families, as well as enhancing the economic effectiveness of federal education funding. All other information in the NIA remains the same. The Department will not consider applications submitted prior to March 7, 2025. Applicants that have already submitted an application under the 2025 AIVRS competition must submit an updated application on or before the extended application deadline of April 7, 2025, for the application to be reviewed. Program staff will endeavor to notify applicants that have already submitted an application of the requirement to submit an updated application. The Department will consider the application that is last submitted and timely received by 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 7, 2025.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Adrienne Rodriguez,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A10,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5076.  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 987-0049.  &lt;br/&gt;Email: Adrienne.Rodriguez@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: November 6, 2024.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 7, 2025.     Note: For new potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at the Department, please consult our ``Getting Started with Discretionary Grant Applications&apos;&apos; web page at https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/apply-grant/getting-started-discretionary-grant-applications.     Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than December 12, 2024, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/index.php/grant-info.     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Rodriguez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A10, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: (202) 987-0049. Email: Adrienne.Rodriguez@ed.gov.