Supported Employment Services for Individuals with Severe Disabilities (84.187)

 

Program

84.187 Supported Employment Services for Individuals with Severe Disabilities

 

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Special Education And Rehabilitative Services

 

Authorization

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VI, Part B.

 

Program Number

84.187

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To provide grants for time limited services leading to supported employment for individuals with the most severe disabilities to enable such individuals to achieve the employment outcome of supported employment.

 

Types of Assistance

FORMULA GRANTS

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Federal funds are used to: (1) complement services under Title I of this Act; (2) provide skilled job trainers who accompany the worker for intensive on-the-job training; (3) provide systematic training; (4) provide job development; (5) provide follow-up services; (6) provide regular observation or supervision at training sites; and (7) provide other services needed to support an individual in employment. Funds may not be used to provide the required extended services once an individual transitions from the time limited services provided under VI-C.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

State vocational rehabilitation agencies (including territories and possessions) designated in the State plan to administer the Vocational Rehabilitation Program.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Individuals with the most severe disabilities whose ability or potential to engage in a training program leading to supported employment has been determined by evaluating rehabilitation potential. In addition, individuals must need extended services in order to perform competitive work and have the ability to work in a supported employment setting.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Each State agency must submit a State plan supplement as part of the State plan under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act. Vocational rehabilitation agencies submit the State Plan and supplement to RSA.

Award Procedure

Grant awards are made to State VR agencies with an approved State plan. States are notified of their annual allotment under the funding formula. Grant funds are withdrawn under the Electronic Transfer System.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

State plans must be approved within 90 days of being submitted to RSA.

Appeals

A State may appeal the Secretary's decision to disapprove the State plan by filing a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the State is located.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VI, Part B.

Matching Requirements: Federal funds are distributed based on the U.S. total populations and State population and the source is the Population Estimates Annual, Bureau of the Census. No State shall receive less than $300,000 or one-third of one percent of the sums made available for the fiscal year, whichever is greater. The minimum allotment for Territories is 1/8 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated. This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Funds become available for obligations for the fiscal year for which they are appropriated and may remain available for an additional year if the matching requirement is met in the year of the appropriation. Grant funds are withdrawn under the Electronic Transfer System. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: electronic transfer.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Annual and quarterly progress reports and annual budget (Standard Form 425) are required. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Case records on individual consumers, fiscal records for a prescribed period for audit purposes and retention of records for three years are required.

 

Program Accomplishments

Not Applicable.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0301-0-1-506.

Obligations

(Formula Grants) FY 08 $29,181,000; FY 09 est $29,181,000; FY 10 est $29,181,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

In FY 2009, range of awards is $36,476 to $2,982,743. The average State award, excluding territories is $552,756.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the most Significant Disabilities (34 CFR 363).

 

Related Programs

64.007 Blind Rehabilitation Centers; 64.013 Veterans Prosthetic Appliances; 64.116 Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans; 84.126 Rehabilitation Services_Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States; 84.128 Rehabilitation Services_Service Projects; 84.132 Centers for Independent Living; 84.160 Training Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf and Individuals who are Deaf-Blind; 84.161 Rehabilitation Services_Client Assistance Program; 84.169 Independent Living_State Grants; 84.177 Rehabilitation Services_Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Carol Dobak Department of Education, OSERS Rehabilitation Services Administration 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington , District of Columbia 20202 Email: Carol.Dobak@ed.gov Phone: (202) 245-7325

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsasupemp/index.html.

 

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not applicable (Catalog users should contact the State Vocational Rehabilitation agency for criteria).