Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 061725 003
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), specifically the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program. The specific track covered here is Rehabilitation Technology (Assistance Listing Number 84.129E). It is a discretionary grant competition (Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 061725 003) intended to strengthen the vocational rehabilitation workforce by supporting long-term academic preparation in areas where the federal government has identified personnel shortages. The core idea is to help institutions and other eligible entities train future professionals who can deliver specialized, high-quality services to people with disabilities who rely on state vocational rehabilitation (VR) systems and related providers.
The RLTT program is built around scholarships as the primary mechanism for developing the workforce pipeline. A key requirement is that grantees must use at least 65 percent of their total project funds for scholarships for participating students, referred to as RSA scholars. The notice clarifies that these scholarship costs are broad and can include student stipends, tuition and fees, books and supplies, and travel when it is connected to training assignments. In practice, that means projects are expected to be designed around recruiting, supporting, and graduating scholars, not simply running a training program without substantial direct financial support to students. The overall training focus is on equipping RSA scholars with the skills to meet the specialized needs of individuals with a wide range of disability conditions, including (but not limited to) physical disabilities, mental health disorders or illnesses, intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism), blindness, and deafness or being hard of hearing. For the 84.129E competition, the emphasis is on rehabilitation technology, which generally centers on the effective selection, evaluation, and use of technologies that improve access, independence, employment outcomes, and participation for people with disabilities.
Eligibility is relatively broad compared to some federal education competitions. Applicants may include states, public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, Indian Tribes, and institutions of higher education. That framing is consistent with the program goal of building training capacity wherever it can be effectively housed, whether that is in a university-based academic program, a nonprofit training institute, or a public entity with the infrastructure to run a scholarship-based long-term training project. The posting notes that multiple RLTT assistance listings exist (84.129B, 84.129E, 84.129H, 84.129L, 84.129P, 84.129Q, and 84.129W), and this particular announcement is only for 84.129E (Rehabilitation Technology), so applicants should be careful to align their program design and outcomes with the rehab technology focus rather than a different specialization.
In terms of funding details provided in the synopsis, the application closing date is July 17, 2025. The award ceiling is $175,000, and RSA anticipates making about 5 awards under this posting. Because this is a discretionary grant, proposals are competitively reviewed, and applicants should expect to address the published priorities, required activities, reporting expectations, and performance measures described in the official Federal Register notice. The synopsis stresses that it is not the authoritative source for requirements; the official requirements are in the Federal Register application notice. It also points applicants to the Department of Education's "Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs" (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528) for standard submission and application procedures, including where and how to obtain and submit the application package.
At a practical level, a strong application for this program typically needs to do a few things well: clearly document how the proposed training responds to an identified personnel shortage area; present a coherent academic and experiential training model in rehabilitation technology; show how RSA scholars will be recruited, selected, supported financially (meeting the 65 percent scholarship requirement), and guided to completion; and demonstrate how the program will produce graduates prepared to serve individuals with disabilities in vocational rehabilitation and related employment-focused settings. Since the synopsis highlights specialized disability needs and the rehab technology focus, applicants generally need to connect training content to real-world VR service delivery, including how technology assessments, accommodations, assistive technology, workplace access, and individualized service strategies will translate into stronger employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
For anything that affects compliance or competitiveness such as page limits, required forms, absolute or competitive preference priorities, matching (if any), indirect cost rules, service obligation terms for RSA scholars, evaluation requirements, and the exact performance measures, the controlling source is the Federal Register notice referenced in the posting, along with the Department's common instructions.Apply for ED GRANTS 061725 003
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program-- Rehabilitation Technology ALN 84.129E" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.129.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-06-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $175,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant competition under the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). It is part of the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program and the specific track is Rehabilitation Technology (Assistance Listing Number 84.129E). The Funding Opportunity Number listed is ED GRANTS 061725 003.
2) What is the main purpose of the RLTT program (84.129E Rehabilitation Technology)?
The purpose is to strengthen the vocational rehabilitation (VR) workforce by supporting long-term academic preparation in areas where the federal government has identified personnel shortages. The project model is designed to develop future professionals who can provide specialized, high-quality services to people with disabilities who rely on state VR systems and related providers, with a specific emphasis here on rehabilitation technology.
3) What does "Rehabilitation Technology" mean in this competition?
In this competition, rehabilitation technology generally centers on the effective selection, evaluation, and use of technologies that improve access, independence, employment outcomes, and participation for people with disabilities. Applicants are expected to align training content and outcomes to this rehabilitation technology focus.
4) Is this announcement for all RLTT tracks?
No. While multiple RLTT assistance listings exist (84.129B, 84.129E, 84.129H, 84.129L, 84.129P, 84.129Q, and 84.129W), this announcement is specifically for 84.129E (Rehabilitation Technology). Applications should be designed to match the rehab technology specialization, not a different RLTT track.
5) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. Applicants may include states, public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, Indian Tribes, and institutions of higher education.
6) What is the application deadline?
The application closing date listed in the synopsis is July 17, 2025.
7) How much funding is available per award?
The award ceiling listed in the synopsis is $175,000.
8) How many awards does RSA expect to make?
RSA anticipates making about 5 awards under this posting.
9) What does it mean that this is a "discretionary" grant competition?
It means proposals are competitively reviewed. Applicants should expect to address published priorities, required activities, reporting expectations, and performance measures described in the official application notice.
10) What is the role of scholarships in this program?
Scholarships are the primary mechanism for developing the workforce pipeline under RLTT. Projects are expected to be designed around recruiting, supporting, and graduating participating students (called RSA scholars), not simply operating a training program without substantial direct financial support to students.
11) What is the 65 percent scholarship requirement?
Grantees must use at least 65 percent of the total project funds for scholarships for participating students (RSA scholars).
12) What costs can be covered as "scholarship" expenses?
The notice describes scholarship costs broadly and indicates they can include student stipends, tuition and fees, books and supplies, and travel when it is connected to training assignments.
13) Who are "RSA scholars"?
RSA scholars are the participating students supported by scholarship funds under the grant. The project design is expected to focus heavily on recruiting, supporting, and graduating these scholars as part of building the VR workforce.
14) What kinds of disability needs should the training prepare scholars to address?
The training focus includes preparing scholars to meet specialized needs of individuals with a wide range of disability conditions, including (but not limited to) physical disabilities, mental health disorders or illnesses, intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism), blindness, and deafness or being hard of hearing.
15) What settings or systems are graduates expected to support?
Graduates are expected to be prepared to serve people with disabilities who rely on state vocational rehabilitation (VR) systems and related providers, in employment-focused contexts.
16) What should a strong application emphasize, based on the synopsis?
Based on the synopsis, a strong application typically: (1) clearly documents how the proposed training responds to an identified personnel shortage area; (2) presents a coherent academic and experiential training model in rehabilitation technology; (3) explains how RSA scholars will be recruited, selected, supported financially (including meeting the 65 percent scholarship requirement), and guided to completion; and (4) shows how the project will produce graduates prepared to serve individuals with disabilities in VR and related employment-focused settings.
17) How should applicants connect rehabilitation technology training to VR service delivery?
The synopsis suggests applicants should connect training content to real-world VR service delivery, including how technology assessments, accommodations, assistive technology, workplace access, and individualized service strategies will translate into stronger employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
18) Where are the official requirements for this competition found?
The synopsis states it is not the authoritative source for requirements. The controlling source is the official Federal Register application notice referenced in the posting.
19) What other federal instructions govern how to prepare and submit the application?
Applicants are also pointed to the Department of Education's "Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs" (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528) for standard submission and application procedures, including where and how to obtain and submit the application package.
20) What topics should applicants confirm in the Federal Register notice (rather than relying on the synopsis)?
For anything that affects compliance or competitiveness, applicants should rely on the Federal Register notice and the Department's common instructions. Examples mentioned include page limits, required forms, absolute or competitive preference priorities, matching (if any), indirect cost rules, service obligation terms for RSA scholars, evaluation requirements, and the exact performance measures.
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