Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness
When requesting a waiver of the statewideness requirement, the designated State unit must identify the types of services to be provided by the program on a non-statewide basis. The waiver request must also include written assurances that:
- b. Request for Waiver of Statewideness
b. 1. A local public agency will provide the non-Federal share of costs associated with the services to be provided in accordance with the waiver request;
Current Narrative:
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) requests a continuation of its waiver of statewideness. For FFY 2020, MRS has approximately one hundred and fifty Interagency Cash Transfer Agreements (ICTA) and two Third Party Cooperative Arrangements (TPCA) executed with local public agencies.
Each ICTA and TPCA contains sections on the scope of vocational rehabilitation services to be provided, as defined in 34 CFR 361.48, and the following assurances:
- The local public agency will provide non-Federal share as an allowable source of match as referenced in Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 CFR 200.306.
- Non-Federal share will not originate from any other Federal grant or count towards satisfying a matching or cost sharing requirement of another Federal grant agreement, contract, or any other award of Federal funds. Program income generated or earned as a result of this Agreement cannot count toward satisfying a Federal match or cost sharing requirement.
- Program expenditures and staff will be under the administrative control and supervision of MRS.
- The provision of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services must be consistent with requirements under the VR portion of the Unified State Plan, including but not limited to implementation of an Order of Selection for Services (OSS) [34 CFR 361.36(d)(1)]. The requirements specified in the Unified State Plan on file with the United States Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration will apply to all funds associated with this Agreement or Arrangement.