Innovative Rehabilitation Training (84.263)
Innovative Rehabilitation Training (Assistance Listing 84.263) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $19.7 million in 21 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $940,124 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $640,000. Half of the 21 awards fell between $579,642 and $1.5 million, and they ranged from $282,115 to $1.8 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$19.7 million
- Grant awards21
- Typical award$640,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.6 million
- Size rank1318 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $3.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $6.6 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1318th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 17 largest recipients received 101% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 16 states and territories.
What the program funds
This program is designed to: (a) Develop 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) develop 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 units or other public or non-profit rehabilitation service agencies or organizations; and (c) develop new innovative training programs for vocational rehabilitation 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 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 (includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) and public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher education may apply.
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.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. A grantee must contribute to the cost of a project under this program in an amount satisfactory to the Secretary. The part of the costs to be borne by the grantee is determined by the Secretary at the time of the grant award.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, Innovative Rehabilitation Training (84.263) awarded$19.7 million across 21 grant awards, an average of $940,124 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mass at Boston | Massachusetts | 4 | $4.3 million |
| George Washington University (the) | District of Columbia | 2 | $2.0 million |
| The Center for Social Capital Inc | Georgia | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Auburn University | Alabama | 1 | $1.8 million |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | West Virginia | 1 | $1.6 million |
| University of Memphis | Tennessee | 1 | $1.5 million |
| South Carolina State University | South Carolina | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Emporia State University | Kansas | 1 | $815,132 |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | 1 | $640,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Virginia | 1 | $640,000 |
| The University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Kentucky | 1 | $640,000 |
| Texas A&m University-San Antonio | Texas | 1 | $579,642 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | New Jersey | 1 | $528,472 |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | 1 | $503,513 |
| University of Alabama | Alabama | 1 | $475,802 |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa | 1 | $374,397 |
| Florida International University | Florida | 1 | $282,115 |
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 74% of the money, nonprofits 22% and businesses 1.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 15 | $14.7 million | 74% |
| Nonprofits | 4 | $4.3 million | 22% |
| Other | 1 | $528,472 | 2.7% |
| Businesses | 1 | $282,115 | 1.4% |
By state
7 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4 | $4.3 million |
| Alabama | 2 | $2.3 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $1.8 million |
| West Virginia | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $1.5 million |
| South Carolina | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $815,132 |
| Illinois | 1 | $640,000 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $640,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $640,000 |
| Texas | 1 | $579,642 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $528,472 |
| Arizona | 1 | $503,513 |
| Iowa | 1 | $374,397 |
| Florida | 1 | $282,115 |