Notice 19 Aug 2025 employment initiatives, grant funding, vocational rehabilitation, education department, disability innovation fund

🎓Notice on Disability Innovation Fund Evidence Building Support

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

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Proposed Rule 31 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, veterans, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, employment, colleges and universities, vocational education, education, veterans affairs, claims, financial responsibility, vocational rehabilitation, armed forces, schools, educational institutions, overpayments

🎓VA Proposes Changes to Overpayment Recovery Regulations for Education

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the Veteran Readiness and Employment and Education regulations to implement section 1019 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Isakson Roe Act), which was effective January 5, 2021. These proposed amendments would update regulations governing the waiver or recovery of overpayments to address the assignment of financial responsibility for benefits paid directly to an educational institution on behalf of the student.

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Rule 26 Jun 2025 grant opportunities, disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, training programs, employment services

🎓Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program Grants for VR Services

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announces the final priority and requirements under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program, Assistance Listing Number 84.263G. The Department may use the priority and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. We take this action to promote the development of innovative and improved methods of training on promising vocational rehabilitation (VR) counseling, engagement, and service delivery strategies and practices to State VR agency personnel or other public or non-profit rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals (including those enrolled in master's or bachelor's level rehabilitation programs) to provide quality VR and supported employment services that lead to quality employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

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Notice 17 Jun 2025 education, grants, grant opportunities, workforce development, business assistance, vocational rehabilitation

🏆Applications Open for Vocational Rehabilitation Grant Funding

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (NVRTAC).

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Notice 17 Jun 2025 financial assistance, employment, education, grants, vocational rehabilitation, disability services

🎓Opportunities for Grants in Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program.

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Rule 17 Jun 2025 funding, grant opportunities, technical assistance, vocational rehabilitation, training

📈National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center Details

The Department of Education (Department) announces a priority, requirements, and definitions under the Rehabilitation Training program, Assistance Listing Number 84.264L. The Department may use the priority, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. We will use the priority, requirements, and definitions to award a cooperative agreement for a national vocational rehabilitation technical assistance center (NVRTAC) to provide training and technical assistance to personnel of State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and their partners to upgrade and increase their competencies, skills, and knowledge in providing quality services and effective management of the VR program.

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Notice 18 Jun 2025 education, grants, disabilities, federal funding, technical assistance, vocational rehabilitation

🎓Grant Opportunity for Technical Assistance in Disability Services

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth with Disabilities.

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Notice 2 Apr 2025 information collection, department of labor, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, employers, reimbursement program

💼Proposed Extension of Information Collection for Employers' Reimbursement Program

The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the OWCP is soliciting comments on the information collection for the Claim for Reimbursement--Assisted Reemployment, CA- 2231.

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Notice 7 Mar 2025 grant opportunity, department of education, vocational rehabilitation, american indian services, application process

📄Notice for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Grant Applications

On November 6, 2024, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) competition. We are revising the selection criteria as described further in Supplementary Information and extending the deadline date for transmittal of applications until April 7, 2025. All other information in the NIA remains the same.

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Grant Opportunities, Employment Initiatives 21 Jan 2025 education, grant opportunities, federal funding, employment trends, vocational rehabilitation, personnel training

🎓Proposed Grants for Rehabilitation Training in FY 2025 and Beyond

The Department of Education (Department) proposes priorities and requirements under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program with a focus on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) and six rehabilitation topic areas. The Department may use these priorities and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. This action is intended to address the national needs for the RLTT program, particularly the retention of qualified vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel in the field of State VR services and the training of RSA scholars who aspire to become VR professionals and will fill critical VR positions where there are shortages.

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