OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program; ALN 84.263G
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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 information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. 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 December 23, 2024 (89 FR 104528) and available at www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-30488/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs.Purpose of the Program: The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop: (a) new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel in providing rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; (b) new and improved methods of training rehabilitation personnel so that there may be a more effective delivery of rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities by designated State rehabilitation agencies and designated State rehabilitation units or other public or non-profit rehabilitation service agencies or organizations; and (c) new innovative training programs for VR professionals and paraprofessionals to have a 21st-century understanding of the evolving labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities so they can more effectively provide VR services to individuals with disabilities.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Felipe Lulli &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 4A10 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-2800  &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 987-0128 &lt;br/&gt;Email: 84.263G@ed.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: June 30, 2025 Application Deadline: July 28, 2025 Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 24, 2025Pre-Application Resources: OSERS will provide resources specific to this competition which will be available at: https://ncrtm.ed.gov/grant-info. OSERS invites you to send questions to 84.263G@ed.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Felipe Lulli U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A10 Washington, DC 20202-2800Telephone: (202) 987-0128Email: 84.263G@ed.gov