OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program--Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling CFDA Number 84.129B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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, Rehabilitation Counseling (84.129B) 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. 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: Diandrea Bailey, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5065A, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800.  Telephone:  (202) 245-6244.  Email: 84.129B@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 30, 2020. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 14, 2020.  Date of Pre-Application Meeting:  The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) will post a PowerPoint presentation that provides general information related to RSA&#8217;s discretionary grant competitions and a PowerPoint presentation specifically related to this Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program--Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling competition at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx.  OSERS will conduct a pre-application meeting specific to this competition via conference call in order to respond to questions on April 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.  OSERS invites you to send questions to 84.129B@ed.gov in advance of the pre-application meeting.  The teleconference information, including the 84.129B pre-application meeting summary of the questions and answers, will be available at https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx within 6 days after the pre-application meeting.    Updated 5/13/20 per Extension of the Application Deadline Date; Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program-Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-13/pdf/2020-10260.pdf   Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 15, 2020.  Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 14, 2020.