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Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program: Field-Initiated Projects in an Area Related to Vocational Rehabilitation is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). This program funds field-initiated projects related to vocational rehabilitation.
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Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program (84. 263G) | U.S. Department of Education Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program (84.
263G) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) State Agencies (Not Education) 07/28/2025 - 11:59 PM EDT Applicant Info and Eligibility The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop: 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; 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 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.
Applicants may apply under one or more of the priority’s six topic areas: VR Counselor Participant Engagement Practices; Career Assessment for VR Participants Addressing Emerging Career and Employment Trends; Preparing VR Participants to Achieve High-quality Employment Outcomes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Advanced Technology Careers, including AI; Dual Customer Employer Engagement and Service Delivery Strategies; Engagement and Service Delivery Strategies for Underserved Populations; and Estimated Available Funds: $3,200,000 Award Ceiling: We will not make an award exceeding $640,000 for a single budget period of 12 months The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75 , 77 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 84 , 86 , 97 , 98 , and 99 .
The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180 , as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485 . The Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance in 2 CFR part 200 , as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474 . The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts 385 and 387 .
The Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Notice of Final Priorities . States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of higher education.
FY 2025 Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Notice Inviting Applications FY2025 Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Notice of Final Priorities Grant Award Number Grantee Project Title Funding Project Director H263G250004 Virginia Commonwealth University Innovative Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Approach (IRACA) $640,000 Jennifer McDonough H263G250005 George Washington University Provider Advancement Through High-Quality Training (PATH): A Pathway to Skills, Partnerships, and Better Outcomes $639,999 John Walsh H263G250006 University of Iowa Strengthening Training and Employment Models for Readiness in STEM within VR (STEM Ready-VR) $374,397 Allison Levine H263G250007 University of Kentucky Research Foundation Training Innovation Project (TIP): Demand-Side Employer Engagement Strategies in Vocational Rehabilitation $640,000 Kathleen Sheppard-Jones H263G250008 Texas A&M University - San Antonio Alamo Bridges: Pioneering Workforce Transitions for Texans with Disabilities $579,642 Mariya Davis H263G250010 University of Arizona Building VR Capacity for Self-Employment: Training, Policy Reform, and Tribal Partnership Initiative $505,513 Jacy Farkas H263G250011 University of Illinois Career Innovations Project (CIP) $640,000 David Strauser H263G250013 Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences FuturePath: Transition Professionals Certificate Program $528,472 Tameika Minor H263G250015 University of Massachusetts - Boston Innovative Methodologies Promoting the Advancement of Clinical Transformative Supervision in VR (Impact VR) $640,000 Russell Thelin H263G250020 Florida International University Project NeuroVerse VR $282,115 Michelle Bradham-Cousar H263G250025 University of Massachusetts - Boston Innovative Guided Rehabilitation Employer Engagement Training (iGREET) 2.
0 $640,000 Julisa Cully H263G250027 University of Alabama Advanced Skills for Premier Interdiscplinary Rehabilitation Personnel (ASPIRE) $475,802 George Mugoya The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop: 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; 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 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.
Applicants may apply under one or more of the priority’s six topic areas: VR Counselor Participant Engagement Practices; Career Assessment for VR Participants Addressing Emerging Career and Employment Trends; Preparing VR Participants to Achieve High-quality Employment Outcomes in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Advanced Technology Careers, including AI; Dual Customer Employer Engagement and Service Delivery Strategies; Engagement and Service Delivery Strategies for Underserved Populations; and Estimated Available Funds: $3,200,000 Award Ceiling: We will not make an award exceeding $640,000 for a single budget period of 12 months The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75 , 77 , 79 , 81 , 82 , 84 , 86 , 97 , 98 , and 99 .
The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180 , as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485 . The Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance in 2 CFR part 200 , as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474 . The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts 385 and 387 .
The Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Notice of Final Priorities . Applicant Info and Eligibility States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of higher education.
FY 2025 Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Notice Inviting Applications FY2025 Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Notice of Final Priorities Grant Award Number Grantee Project Title Funding Project Director H263G250004 Virginia Commonwealth University Innovative Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Approach (IRACA) $640,000 Jennifer McDonough H263G250005 George Washington University Provider Advancement Through High-Quality Training (PATH): A Pathway to Skills, Partnerships, and Better Outcomes $639,999 John Walsh H263G250006 University of Iowa Strengthening Training and Employment Models for Readiness in STEM within VR (STEM Ready-VR) $374,397 Allison Levine H263G250007 University of Kentucky Research Foundation Training Innovation Project (TIP): Demand-Side Employer Engagement Strategies in Vocational Rehabilitation $640,000 Kathleen Sheppard-Jones H263G250008 Texas A&M University - San Antonio Alamo Bridges: Pioneering Workforce Transitions for Texans with Disabilities $579,642 Mariya Davis H263G250010 University of Arizona Building VR Capacity for Self-Employment: Training, Policy Reform, and Tribal Partnership Initiative $505,513 Jacy Farkas H263G250011 University of Illinois Career Innovations Project (CIP) $640,000 David Strauser H263G250013 Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences FuturePath: Transition Professionals Certificate Program $528,472 Tameika Minor H263G250015 University of Massachusetts - Boston Innovative Methodologies Promoting the Advancement of Clinical Transformative Supervision in VR (Impact VR) $640,000 Russell Thelin H263G250020 Florida International University Project NeuroVerse VR $282,115 Michelle Bradham-Cousar H263G250025 University of Massachusetts - Boston Innovative Guided Rehabilitation Employer Engagement Training (iGREET) 2.
0 $640,000 Julisa Cully H263G250027 University of Alabama Advanced Skills for Premier Interdiscplinary Rehabilitation Personnel (ASPIRE) $475,802 George Mugoya Grant Applicants / Grantees Higher Education Institutions Innovative Rehabilitation Training Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Page Last Reviewed: March 13, 2026
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Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program: Field-Initiated Projects in an Area Related to Vocational Rehabilitation is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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