Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 073015 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 073015 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Rehabilitation Training Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center Youth with Disabilities CFDA Number 84.264H" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.264 Rehabilitation TrainingContinuing Education.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 30, 2015 and posted on Jul 30, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2015 Applications Available July 30, 2015. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 31, 2015.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments State governments City or township governments County governments.
- Eligible Applicants States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and IHEs.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). It is a discretionary grant competition under the Rehabilitation Training program, specifically for a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Technical Assistance Center focused on youth with disabilities (CFDA 84.264H). The overall intent is tied to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and it supports projects that strengthen the workforce and systems that deliver vocational rehabilitation and related services to individuals with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on building capacity to better serve youth.
At its core, the program’s purpose is to increase the number and improve the skills of qualified rehabilitation personnel. The notice highlights rehabilitation counselors in particular, but the scope is broader: it supports training, traineeships, and technical assistance designed to ensure practitioners are prepared to provide vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services. It also notes services for individuals with communication and related disorders, along with other services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. In this specific competition, the deliverable is a VR Technical Assistance Center for youth with disabilities, meaning the funded project is expected to provide structured, organized technical assistance (and potentially training supports) to help improve VR practice and outcomes for youth.
Only one award was expected to be made under this competition. The estimated total funding amount was $1,500,000, and the award ceiling was also listed as $1,500,000, indicating a single, full-size cooperative investment rather than multiple smaller grants. A cost-sharing or matching requirement applies, so applicants would need to plan for non-federal contributions in line with the official Federal Register notice (the synopsis does not spell out the percentage or rules, so applicants would have needed to confirm the exact match requirements in the official application notice).
Eligibility is broad but still bounded by the statute and program rules. Eligible applicants include states and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, which explicitly includes institutions of higher education and Indian tribes. The listing also reflects a wide set of entity types that could potentially apply depending on how they fit the “public or nonprofit” requirement and the program’s definitions, such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, various nonprofit categories, tribal governments and tribal organizations, and units of local government (city/township, county, special districts). The key practical takeaway is that applicants needed to be a state entity or a public/nonprofit organization with the capacity to operate a national or multi-jurisdiction technical assistance center focused on VR services for youth with disabilities.
The application process was required to be fully electronic through Grants.gov. Applicants were instructed to locate the package by searching CFDA number 84.264 (without the “H” suffix) and to submit through the Grants.gov Apply system. The notice is explicit that applications could not be emailed to the Department. The posting date was July 30, 2015, applications became available the same day, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was August 31, 2015. The opportunity was later archived on September 30, 2015, which is typical after a competition closes.
Because the text provided is a synopsis, it repeatedly directs applicants to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the controlling details, including priorities, performance measures, submission requirements, and any pre-application expectations. In other words, while this synopsis tells you what the grant is broadly for (a VR Technical Assistance Center for youth with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Training authority) and who can apply, the Federal Register notice is where an applicant would find what the center must do, how success would be measured, what activities are allowable, and how proposals would be reviewed and scored.
For support and official points of contact, the announcement lists a Grants.gov systems contact (Julius Cotton, ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin, 202-245-6288, EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov) for technical access issues, and a program contact at RSA (Program Manager Tara Jordan, 202-245-7341, tara.jordan@ed.gov) for content and programmatic questions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), administered through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). It falls under the Rehabilitation Training program and, for this specific competition, funds a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Technical Assistance Center focused on youth with disabilities (CFDA 84.264H).
2) Which federal office is sponsoring and administering the grant?
The opportunity is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education within OSERS and is administered by RSA (Rehabilitation Services Administration).
3) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The competition is identified as CFDA 84.264H. For locating the application package on Grants.gov, applicants were instructed to search using CFDA 84.264 (without the "H" suffix).
4) What is the overall purpose of the Rehabilitation Training program described here?
The stated purpose is to increase the number and improve the skills of qualified rehabilitation personnel. The synopsis highlights rehabilitation counselors in particular, while also referencing a broader set of rehabilitation-related training and capacity-building activities.
5) What is being funded in this specific competition?
This specific competition funds the development and operation of a VR Technical Assistance Center focused on youth with disabilities. The expectation is that the funded project will provide structured, organized technical assistance (and potentially training supports) to improve VR practice and outcomes for youth.
6) What laws or authorities are referenced as the foundation for this opportunity?
The intent is tied to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA). The center and related activities are described as supporting the workforce and systems that deliver vocational rehabilitation and related services to individuals with disabilities, with an emphasis on better serving youth.
7) Who is the primary population of focus?
The center funded under this competition is specifically focused on youth with disabilities, with the goal of strengthening VR practice and outcomes for that group.
8) What kinds of services or professional areas does the synopsis associate with this program?
The synopsis references vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services, as well as services for individuals with communication and related disorders, along with other services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.
9) How many awards were expected to be made?
Only one award was expected under this competition.
10) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,500,000.
11) What was the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling was listed as $1,500,000, which aligns with the expectation of a single award at the full amount.
12) Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. The synopsis indicates that a cost-sharing or matching requirement applies. However, the synopsis does not specify the percentage or detailed rules and directs applicants to confirm the exact match requirements in the official Federal Register application notice.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad but bounded by statute and program rules. Eligible applicants include states and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, explicitly including institutions of higher education and Indian tribes.
14) What types of organizations are mentioned as potentially eligible?
The synopsis lists a range of entity types that could potentially apply if they meet the "public or nonprofit" requirement and program definitions. Examples mentioned include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, independent school districts, nonprofit organizations, tribal governments and tribal organizations, and units of local government (including city/township, county, and special districts).
15) What is the key practical eligibility takeaway?
Based on the synopsis, an applicant needed to be a state entity or a public/nonprofit organization with the capacity to operate a national or multi-jurisdiction technical assistance center focused on VR services for youth with disabilities.
16) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the Grants.gov Apply system.
17) Could applications be submitted by email?
No. The synopsis explicitly states that applications could not be emailed to the Department.
18) How did applicants find the application package on Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to locate the package by searching for CFDA number 84.264 (without the "H" suffix) on Grants.gov.
19) What were the key dates listed in the synopsis?
The posting date was July 30, 2015, and applications became available on July 30, 2015. The deadline for transmittal of applications was August 31, 2015. The opportunity was archived on September 30, 2015, after the competition closed.
20) What does it mean that the opportunity was archived?
The synopsis notes that the opportunity was archived on September 30, 2015, which is described as typical after a competition closes.
21) Where were the controlling requirements and details published?
The synopsis repeatedly directs applicants to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for controlling details.
22) What types of details would be found in the Federal Register notice (but are not specified in the synopsis)?
According to the synopsis, the Federal Register application notice would include the controlling details such as priorities, performance measures, submission requirements, any pre-application expectations, what the center must do, allowable activities, and how proposals would be reviewed and scored.
23) Who should be contacted for Grants.gov technical access or system issues?
The synopsis lists a Grants.gov systems contact: Julius Cotton, ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin, 202-245-6288, EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov.
24) Who should be contacted for programmatic or content-related questions?
The synopsis lists an RSA program contact: Tara Jordan (Program Manager), 202-245-7341, tara.jordan@ed.gov.
25) Is this opportunity intended to support training, technical assistance, or both?
The synopsis frames the broader program as supporting training, traineeships, and technical assistance to ensure practitioners are prepared to provide rehabilitation services. For this specific competition, the deliverable is a VR Technical Assistance Center for youth with disabilities, with the expectation of structured, organized technical assistance and potentially training supports.
26) What is the central emphasis of this competition within the broader program purpose?
Within the broader goal of increasing and improving qualified rehabilitation personnel, this competition emphasizes building capacity and improving systems and practice to better serve youth with disabilities through VR-focused technical assistance.
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