Opportunity ID: 317933

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-070519-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitative Training Program CFDA Number 84.263C
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 84.263 — Rehabilitation Training Experimental and Innovative Training
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Jul 02, 2019
Last Updated Date: Jul 05, 2019
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 14, 2019 Applications Available: July 5, 2019.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 14, 2019.Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html.Pre-Application Q&A Blog: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html and will remain open until July 24, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant’s name and a contact person’s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 14, 2019 Applications Available: July 5, 2019.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 14, 2019.Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html.Pre-Application Q&A Blog: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html and will remain open until July 24, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant’s name and a contact person’s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,700,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Special district governments
Independent school districts
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and IHEs.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Education
Description:

    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.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.  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 February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop (a)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;(b) 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 (c) 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. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.263C. 

Link to Additional Information: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitative Training Program CFDA Number 84.263C; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Julius C Cotton

ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.

Phone 202-245-6288

julius.cotton@ed.gov

Program Manager:

Cassandra P. Shoffler,

U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122,

Potomac Center Plaza,

Washington, DC 20202-2800.

Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Email:cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Applications Available: July 5, 2019.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 14, 2019.Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html.Pre-Application Q&A Blog: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html and will remain open until July 24, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant’s name and a contact person’s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov. Jul 05, 2019

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-070519-001
Funding Opportunity Title: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitative Training Program CFDA Number 84.263C
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 84.263 — Rehabilitation Training Experimental and Innovative Training
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Jul 02, 2019
Last Updated Date: Jul 05, 2019
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 14, 2019 Applications Available: July 5, 2019.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 14, 2019.Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html.Pre-Application Q&A Blog: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html and will remain open until July 24, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant’s name and a contact person’s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 14, 2019 Applications Available: July 5, 2019.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 14, 2019.Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html.Pre-Application Q&A Blog: No later than July 10, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog will be available at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/rsa/new-rsa-grants.html and will remain open until July 24, 2019. After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application. To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line “Intent to Apply,” and include the applicant’s name and a contact person’s name and email address. Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra P. Shoffler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,700,000
Award Ceiling: $450,000
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Special district governments
Independent school districts
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and IHEs.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Department of Education
Description:

    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.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.  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 February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop (a)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;(b) 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 (c) 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. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.263C. 

Link to Additional Information: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitative Training Program CFDA Number 84.263C; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Julius C Cotton

ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.

Phone 202-245-6288

julius.cotton@ed.gov

Program Manager:

Cassandra P. Shoffler,

U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122,

Potomac Center Plaza,

Washington, DC 20202-2800.

Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Email:cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov

Folder 317933 Full Announcement-CFDA Number 84.263C -> 2019-02206.pdf

Folder 317933 Full Announcement-CFDA Number 84.263C -> 2019-14272.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Julius C Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6288
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Cassandra P. Shoffler,
U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5122,
Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2800.
Telephone: (202) 245-7827. Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov.
Email: cassandra.shoffler@ed.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
84.263 84-263C2019-1 Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitative Training Program PKG00252658 Jul 05, 2019 Aug 14, 2019 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

317933 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

317933 SF424B-1.1.pdf

317933 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

317933 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

317933 ED_SF424_Supplement_1_3-1.3.pdf

317933 ED_GEPA427-1.1.pdf

317933 ED_524_Budget_1_3-1.3.pdf

317933 ED_Abstract-1.1.pdf

317933 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

317933 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

317933 ProjObj_PerfMeasures-1.0.pdf

Optional forms

317933 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

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