Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities (84.187)
Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities (Assistance Listing 84.187) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $95.6 million in 561 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $170,469 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $150,000. Half of the 561 awards fell between $50,000 and $170,674, and they ranged from $1 to $1.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$95.6 million
- Grant awards561
- Typical award$150,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$19.0 million
- Size rank828 of 1824
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $19.3 million in fiscal 2021 and $19.0 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 828th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 73% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.
What the program funds
To assist States in developing collaborative programs with appropriate public and private non-profit organizations to provide supported employment services for individuals with the most significant 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
The State VR agency designated in the VR services portion of the Unified or Combined State plan to administer the VR program is eligible to receive Federal funds under this program.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Federal grant funds are awarded to State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies to supplement services provided under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act to assist individuals with the most significant disabilities with needed supported employment services once they have achieved employment. Supported employment enables individuals with the most significant disabilities who, because of the nature and severity of their disability, need ongoing support, including intensive supported employment services followed by extended services after the individual’s ability to perform the job with support has stabilized, in order to maintain competitive integrated employment. State VR agencies use funds to provide services and supports such as: job coaching; skilled job trainers who accompany the worker for intensive on-the-job training; follow-up services; extended services for youth; and other services on or off the job site that are needed to support an individual in employment. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law 113-128), enacted on July 22, 2014, requires States to reserve and expend half of their allotment for the Supported Employment Services program to provide supported employment services for youth with the most significant disabilities. States must provide a 10% match for that half of the allotment reserved for such youth.
Matching requirements
Statutory Formula: Title Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI, Part N/A, Subpart Section 603,Public Law 93-112.Section 603 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Supported Employment funds are distributed based on the U.S. total and State population. No State shall receive less than $300,000 or 1/3 of one percent of the sums made available for the fiscal year, whichever is greater. The minimum allotment for Territories is 1/8 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated.Pursuant to the amendments made by WIOA, States must provide a match of 10 percent for the half of their allotment that must be reserved and expended to provide supported employment services, including extended services, to youth with the most significant disabilities.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Mar 03, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026 States are required to submit four-year Unified or Combined State Plans, including the VR services portion of that State Plan. At the end of the first two-year period of the State Plan, States must submit modifications to reflect changes or factors affecting the implementation of the State Plan. States must submit both the four-year State Plan and the two-year modification to the Plan to the U.S. Department of Labor. States submitted the Program Year (PY) 2024 through 2027 State Plans in Spring 2024, with an effective date of July 1, 2024. States must submit their modification to that State Plan in Spring 2026, with an effective date of July 1, 2026. The next four-year State Plan will be due in Spring 2028.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
In FY 2023, the estimated range of awards is $28,186 (territories) to $2,005,526, with a median State award, excluding territories, of $300,000.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities (84.187) awarded$95.6 million across 561 grant awards, an average of $170,469 per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 92% of the money, nonprofits 5.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 527 | $88.3 million | 92% |
| Nonprofits | 10 | $5.0 million | 5.2% |
| Other | 24 | $2.4 million | 2.5% |
By state
42 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 10 | $10.9 million |
| Texas | 10 | $7.5 million |
| Florida | 10 | $5.5 million |
| Georgia | 10 | $5.0 million |
| New York | 10 | $4.9 million |
| Ohio | 10 | $4.9 million |
| Virginia | 20 | $4.7 million |
| Illinois | 10 | $3.5 million |
| Alabama | 10 | $3.0 million |
| Tennessee | 10 | $2.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $2.4 million |
| Washington | 13 | $2.0 million |
| North Carolina | 17 | $1.9 million |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $1.7 million |
| Massachusetts | 16 | $1.6 million |
| Indiana | 10 | $1.6 million |
| Kentucky | 10 | $1.6 million |
| Rhode Island | 10 | $1.5 million |
| Oregon | 14 | $1.5 million |
| Idaho | 10 | $1.5 million |
| Louisiana | 10 | $1.5 million |
| Nebraska | 20 | $1.5 million |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $1.5 million |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | $1.5 million |
| Arkansas | 20 | $1.5 million |
| Maryland | 10 | $1.4 million |
| Vermont | 14 | $1.4 million |
| Colorado | 10 | $1.4 million |
| Mississippi | 10 | $1.4 million |
| Montana | 10 | $1.4 million |
| Missouri | 16 | $1.4 million |
| Delaware | 12 | $1.3 million |
| Utah | 9 | $1.3 million |
| Iowa | 16 | $1.3 million |
| North Dakota | 10 | $1.3 million |
| South Carolina | 16 | $1.3 million |
| District of Columbia | 10 | $1.2 million |
| West Virginia | 4 | $600,000 |
| New Mexico | 11 | $543,214 |
| Wyoming | 8 | $504,871 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $475,860 |
| Hawaii | 10 | $432,432 |
| Connecticut | 14 | $295,179 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $256,487 |
| New Jersey | 6 | $205,149 |
| South Dakota | 8 | $98,784 |
| Arizona | 4 | $78,791 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 8 | $50,003 |
| American Samoa | 6 | $46,795 |
| Nevada | 10 | $17,266 |