Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
d. 2. P. ii. I. Identify the Strategies That Contributed to the Achievement of the Goals.
Current Narrative:
If funding for the Supported Employment Supplemental grant is reinstated, the goals described herein will be retained. Otherwise, no goals can be met through the expenditure of SE grant funds. The Division would anticipate serving approximately 204 individuals with the $297,000 formerly available in the SE Supplemental grant at an average cost of $1,454. In the absence of this grant, the Division can serve 0 individuals under this program, falling far short of former performance goals:
Goal: To maintain current levels of supported employment service provision and performance.
IDVR provides supported employment services for eligible customers with the most significant disabilities. IDVR’s Title VI, Part B funds have not traditionally covered all necessary expenditures associated with a supported employment strategy for IDVR customers. The Agency has and will continue to supplement Title VI, Part B funds when needed with Title I grant funds.
An ongoing challenge for IDVR is to maintain the current level of funding for long term supports from the legislature. It should also be noted that WIOA has a new financial requirement for Title VI, Part B funds. IDVR is required to set aside 50% of these funds for service provision to youth with disabilities and provide a 10% state match to these funds. This could impact the Division’s goal to maintain current levels of supported employment service provision and performance.