Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments (84.426)
Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments (Assistance Listing 84.426) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $20.0 million in 51 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $392,157 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $271,955. Half of the 51 awards fell between $141,643 and $538,244, and they ranged from $22,663 to $1.4 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$20.0 million
- Grant awards51
- Typical award$271,955
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1313 of 1824
Key findings
- It is the 1313th 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 51 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
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.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Randolph-Sheppard – Financial Relief and Restoration Payments (84.426) awarded$20.0 million across 51 grant awards, an average of $392,157 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 50 | $20.0 million | 100% |
| Other | 1 | $33,994 | 0.2% |
By state
4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Ohio.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Texas | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Tennessee | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Ohio | 1 | $1.0 million |
| California | 1 | $906,516 |
| Alabama | 1 | $883,853 |
| Illinois | 1 | $849,858 |
| South Carolina | 1 | $849,858 |
| New York | 1 | $781,870 |
| Georgia | 1 | $702,550 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $577,904 |
| Maryland | 1 | $566,572 |
| Michigan | 1 | $543,909 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $532,578 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $498,584 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $498,584 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $419,263 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $396,601 |
| Virginia | 1 | $396,601 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $373,938 |
| Indiana | 1 | $351,275 |
| Arizona | 1 | $328,612 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $317,280 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $317,280 |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $294,618 |
| Missouri | 1 | $271,955 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $271,955 |
| Nevada | 1 | $260,623 |
| Colorado | 1 | $249,292 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $249,292 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $237,960 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $215,297 |
| Iowa | 1 | $203,966 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $192,635 |
| Washington | 1 | $192,635 |
| Oregon | 1 | $181,303 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $181,303 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $158,640 |
| Idaho | 1 | $124,646 |
| Utah | 1 | $124,646 |
| Kansas | 1 | $113,314 |
| Maine | 1 | $113,314 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $90,652 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $90,652 |
| Delaware | 1 | $56,657 |
| Vermont | 1 | $45,326 |
| Alaska | 1 | $33,994 |
| Montana | 1 | $33,994 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $33,994 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $22,663 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $22,663 |