Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance

Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Provides training and technical assistance to state agencies and service providers delivering independent living services to older individuals who are blind.

Opportunity Listing - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance ALN Number 84.

177Z Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance ALN Number 84. 177Z Agency: Department of Education Assistance Listings: 84.

177 -- Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov 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.

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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 https://www. federalregister.

gov/documents/2024/12/23/2024-30488/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide training and technical assistance to designated State agencies (DSAs)--the State agencies that provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind--that receive grant funding under the OIB program and to other service providers that receive OIB program funding from DSAs to provide services to consumers.

The training and technical assistance are designed to improve the operation and performance of programs and services for older individuals who are blind resulting in their enhanced independence and self-sufficiency. Assistance Listing Number : 84. 177Z.

Special district governments City or township governments Private institutions of higher education Public and state institutions of higher education Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) 1.

Eligible Applicants: State and public or non-profit agencies and organizations and institutions of higher education that have the capacity to provide training and technical assistance in the provision of independent living services for older individuals who are blind and have demonstrated through their application a capacity to provide the level of training and technical assistance as indicated in the priority section of this notice.

Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.

51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

Grantor contact information U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 4A220, Washington, DC 20202-2600 Telephone: (202) 245-6263 Email: mary. williams@ed. gov File name Description Last updated 2025-02394.

pdf Correction Notice Document Feb 10, 2025 02:13 PM UTC 2025-03727. pdf Correction Notice Mar 7, 2025 02:41 PM UTC 2025-00533. pdf Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Document Jan 15, 2025 05:10 PM UTC 2024-30488.

pdf Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document Jan 13, 2025 03:20 PM UTC Link to additional information Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance CFDA Number 84.

177Z NIA Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.