# Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments (84.426)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-426-randolph-sheppard-financial-relief-and-restoration-payments/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $20.0 million in 51 grants, about $392,157 per award.

## Objectives

To provide financial relief and restoration payments to offset losses to blind vendors that occurred as a result of the global pandemic during calendar year 2020, if those losses were not otherwise compensated, and to support State Business Enterprise Programs by allowing any remaining funds to be used for the purposes set forth in 34 C.F.R. 395.9.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $20.0 million | 51 |
| 2022 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $1.4 million |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Texas | $1.3 million |
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Tennessee | $1.2 million |
| Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency | Ohio | $1.0 million |
| CA Dept of Rehabilitation | California | $906,516 |
| Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services | Alabama | $883,853 |
| South Carolina Commission for Blind | South Carolina | $849,858 |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $849,858 |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | New York | $781,870 |
| Department of Human Services | Georgia | $702,550 |
| Louisiana Works | Louisiana | $577,904 |
| State of Maryland Department of Education | Maryland | $566,572 |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Michigan | $543,909 |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $532,578 |
| Department of Human Services Hawaii | Hawaii | $498,584 |
| New Jersey Department of Human Services | New Jersey | $498,584 |
| Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Service | Mississippi | $419,263 |
| Virginia Department for Blind & Vision Impaired | Virginia | $396,601 |
| Department of Labor & Industry PA | Pennsylvania | $396,601 |
| Education & Workforce Dev Cabinet | Kentucky | $373,938 |