Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (84.129)
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (Assistance Listing 84.129) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $73.4 million in 160 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $458,891 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $486,989. Half of the 160 awards fell between $199,994 and $789,274, and they ranged from $157,508 to $800,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$73.4 million
- Grant awards160
- Typical award$486,989
- Awarded in FY 2025$14.6 million
- Size rank902 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $14.4 million in fiscal 2021 and $14.6 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 902nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 53% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 34 states and territories.
What the program funds
To support projects to provide academic training in areas of personnel shortages identified by the Secretary to increase the number of personnel trained in providing vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher education.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Training grants are provided in fields directly related to the vocational rehabilitation and independent living of individuals with disabilities, such as rehabilitation counseling, independent living, rehabilitation medicine, physical and occupational therapy, prosthetics-orthotics, speech, pathology and audiology, rehabilitation of individuals who are blind and individuals who are deaf, and rehabilitation technology. A grantee must use at least 65 percent of the total award for scholarships unless the Secretary waives this requirement.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Under the cost-share requirement, the Federal share may not be more than 90 percent of the total cost of a project under this program, unless part of the non-Federal share is waived by the Secretary. Cost share requirements are mandatory.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Oct 01, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027
Award range and average, in the agency's words
To be determined.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (84.129) awarded $73.4 million across 160 grant awards, an average of $458,891 per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 89% of the money, nonprofits 4.3% and businesses 2.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 144 | $65.5 million | 89% |
| Nonprofits | 6 | $3.2 million | 4.3% |
| Other | 5 | $2.2 million | 3.0% |
| Businesses | 3 | $1.6 million | 2.2% |
| State and local governments | 2 | $958,693 | 1.3% |
By state
27 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 11 | $5.8 million |
| Georgia | 10 | $5.1 million |
| North Carolina | 10 | $5.1 million |
| Massachusetts | 11 | $4.8 million |
| Alabama | 10 | $4.7 million |
| Virginia | 9 | $3.5 million |
| Florida | 6 | $3.4 million |
| Illinois | 8 | $3.3 million |
| Texas | 6 | $2.7 million |
| Iowa | 5 | $2.6 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $2.6 million |
| Michigan | 6 | $2.2 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $2.0 million |
| New York | 3 | $1.8 million |
| Minnesota | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Mississippi | 4 | $1.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Arkansas | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $1.4 million |
| Utah | 4 | $1.4 million |
| South Carolina | 4 | $1.3 million |
| Kansas | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Louisiana | 4 | $1.1 million |
| Hawaii | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Washington | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $996,132 |
| Colorado | 2 | $955,904 |
| Idaho | 1 | $799,994 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $697,679 |
| Arizona | 1 | $552,412 |
| Tennessee | 2 | $511,324 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $374,999 |