OpportunityTitle: State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training&#151;Basic Awards Program CFDA Number 84.265A
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1. Eligible Applicants: State agencies designated under a State plan for VR services under section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Each designated State agency (DSA) is eligible to receive an award under the basic award program.      2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Grantees under the State VR Unit In-Service Training program must provide at least 10 percent of the total cost of the project (34 CFR 388.30(a)), except that under 34 CFR 388.30(b), grantees designated to receive a minimum share of one third of one percent of the sums made available for the fiscal year are required to provide at least four percent of the total costs of the project.      3. Other: Under the VR State Grants program, each State is required in its State plan to establish detailed procedures for a CSPD, including how the State will address the current and projected personnel training needs (34 CFR 361.18).
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. Purpose of Program: This program is designed to support projects for training State vocational rehabilitation (VR) unit personnel in program areas essential to the effective management of the unit&apos;s program of VR services and in skill areas that will enable personnel to improve their ability to provide VR services leading to employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The State VR Unit In-Service Training program responds to needs identified in the comprehensive system of personnel development (CSPD) of the State plan to address recruitment and retention of qualified rehabilitation professionals, to provide for succession planning, and to provide for leadership development and capacity building. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.265A. Applications for grants under State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training--CFDA Number 84.265A for basic award and 84.265B for quality award must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department&apos;s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Douglas Zhu &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5029 &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-2800 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 245-6037 or e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: April 26, 2010.     Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 25, 2010.