Federal grant programs / Department of Education

Rehabilitation Training Technical Assistance Centers (84.264)

Rehabilitation Training Technical Assistance Centers (Assistance Listing 84.264) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $29.4 million in 3 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $9.8 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

There were 3 awards in five years, from $6.0 million to $12.4 million.

Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$29.4 million
Grant awards3
Typical award$11.2 million
Awarded in FY 2025$6.0 million
Size rank1,190 of 1,823
Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

Annual funding fell from $8.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $6.0 million in fiscal 2025.
It is the 1190th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.

What the program funds

To increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities through training and technical assistance to State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency personnel.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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.

Past notices

ED-GRANTS-061725-001: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center Rehabilitation Services Administration; ALN 84.264L
Posted June 17, 2025, closed July 25, 2025

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.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Training grants support projects that provide training, traineeships, and technical assistance (TA) designed to increase the numbers of, and improve the skills of, qualified personnel, especially rehabilitation counselors, who are trained to: provide vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; assist individuals with communication and related disorders; and provide other services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. 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

In FY 2024, one award was for $3,344,560, and the other award was for $3,344,560.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rehabilitation Training Technical Assistance Centers (84.264) awarded $29.4 million across 3 grant awards, an average of $9.8 million per award.

FY 2021$8.3 million

FY 2022$6.3 million

FY 2023$8.8 million

FY 2024$0

FY 2025$6.0 million

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
Recipient	State	Awards	Amount
San Diego State University Foundation	California	2	$18.3 million
University of Wisconsin System	Wisconsin	1	$11.2 million

Top states: California ($18.3 million), Wisconsin ($11.2 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

Recipient type	Awards	Amount	Share
Colleges and universities	3	$29.4 million	100%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
State	Awards	Amount
California	2	$18.3 million
Wisconsin	1	$11.2 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.