[Rehab] New from NCRTM – RSA Grant Announcement for American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) and Other Discretionary Grant Information: Braille Training Program grant

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         Braile TrainingProgram grant discussed below.

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Subject: New from NCRTM – RSA Grant Announcement for American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) and Other Discretionary Grant Information

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In this special issue, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) announces a new grant competition for the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) program. Also find information about the Braille Training Program competition. You can get ready to apply for these and future RSA grants by viewing short webinars on the RSA Discretionary Grants Information Page<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=d3e10d7f85&e=9c36ed27fb> This page contains links to Question and Answer blogs for open competitions and is updated as new competitions are announced.

American Indian Vocational
Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program
CFDA 84.250M

RSA issued a Federal Register Notice <http://> on June 13, 2019 for Applications for New Awards; American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS)<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=feadff5337&e=9c36ed27fb>.. Applications are due July 29, 2019.

The purpose of the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program is to provide vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, including culturally appropriate services, to American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or State reservations, consistent with such eligible individual’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that such individual may prepare for, and engage in, high-quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic self-sufficiency.

Below is a link to a pre-recorded informational webinar designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for grants under the RSA AIVRS program competition, under CFDA 84.250M. Specifically, this webinar is designed to highlight pertinent information from the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) to assist the applicants’ understanding of this competition.

  *   American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Pre-Application Webinar<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=54eedd1243&e=9c36ed27fb>
  *   Presentation slides with notes<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=17f32abf3f&e=9c36ed27fb> - - Please note that the selection criteria (slide 11) and performance measures (slide 18) were changed after the pre-recording of this webinar. As a result, these slides were removed from the video. The updated selection criteria and performance measures are available in this downloadable PowerPoint presentation
  *   The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=f9ea725cc6&e=9c36ed27fb> blog provides applicants with an additional opportunity to ask questions about the application process and the application requirements for this competition.

Braille Training Program
CFDA 84.235E

RSA issued a Federal Register Notice for Applications for New Awards; Braille Training Program<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=4a5bd21f1f&e=9c36ed27fb> on May 30, 2019. Applications are due July 1, 2019.

The Braille Training program offers financial assistance to projects that will provide training in the use of braille for personnel providing vocational rehabilitation services or educational services to youth and adults who are blind, develop braille training materials, develop methods used to teach braille, and develop activities used to promote the knowledge and use of braille and nonvisual access technology for youth and adults who are blind.

Under this priority, RSA funds grants for the establishment or continuation of projects that provide:

  *   Development of braille training materials;
  *   In-service or pre-service training in the use of braille, the importance of braille literacy, and methods teaching braille to youths and adults who are blind; or
  *   Activities to promote knowledge and use of braille and nonvisual access technology for blind youth and adults through a program of training, demonstration, and evaluation conducted with the leadership of experienced blind individuals, including the use of comprehensive, state-of-the-art technology.
Below is a link to a pre-recorded informational webinar that is designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for grants under the RSA Braille Training program competition, under CFDA 84.235E. Specifically, this webinar is designed to highlight pertinent information from the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) to assist the applicants understanding of this competition.

  *   Braille Training Program Pre-Application Webinar<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=1b83759d8a&e=9c36ed27fb>
  *   Presentation Slides with Notes<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=5cf7f2ebe3&e=9c36ed27fb>
  *   The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) blog<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=ac1eb2d7b2&e=9c36ed27fb> provides applicants with an additional opportunity to ask questions about the application process and the application requirements for this competition.

RSA Discretionary Grants
Pre-Application Webinars

The following four webinars cover general information about RSA grant competitions and are designed to supplement, not supplant, the relevant material associated with specific competitions. Please note that each competition will contain an application package with specific information about that program. RSA invites all prospective applicants to access these recordings along and to share them with their teams responsible for developing and the program and financial components of the application. The recordings are linked together on a playlist. However, you may access the recordings in any order.

  *   General Information for RSA Discretionary Grant Competitions Overview<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=38e436ff86&e=9c36ed27fb> - An overview that includes the Secretary’s Priorities, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (referred to as OSERS) Framework, and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (referred to as RSA) Discretionary Grants.
  *   General Application Instructions and TA<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=e2a09b152d&e=9c36ed27fb> - Covers Application Instructions and technical assistance. Topics include the Common Application Instructions, Data Universal Numbering System (referred to as D-U-N-S), System for Award Management (referred to as SAM), Grants.gov, Uniform Administrative Guidance and technical assistance, and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (referred to as EDGAR).
  *   General Application Highlights<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=a4f9eb6e6b&e=9c36ed27fb> - Highlights a few items contained in the Common Application such as the Standard Form (referred to as SF) 424. Project Abstract, ED 524 Budget Worksheet, Government Performance Reporting and Accountability (referred to as GPRA), Program Objectives and Performance Measures form, Indirect Cost Calculations and Cost Share and Match.
  *   Other Information<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=757189f9aa&e=9c36ed27fb> - Covers Selection Criteria, Specific Conditions for Disclosing Federal Funding in Public Announcements, the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (referred to as NCRTM) and a few more reminders.
Select here<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=f193fe3569&e=9c36ed27fb> to view all materials associated with these recordings.

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RSA Call for Peer Reviewers

The RSA Training and Service Programs Division is seeking qualified peer reviewers for possible upcoming grant competitions scheduled to occur between May 2019 and September 2020. Competitions may include:

  *   American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  *   Braille Training
  *   Long-Term Training
  *   Short-Term Training
  *   Demonstration and Training Programs
  *   Innovative Rehabilitation Training,
  *   Parent Training and Information
  *   Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Centers
  *   Capacity Building
Do you have related experiences in any of these topics? Are you able to objectively review up to 12 proposals within a short time frame and prepare detailed justifications to support the scores? If you are interested, find out more about the RSA Call for Peer Reviewers<https://ncrtm.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=83a76dceb96b8a6237e50deeb&id=22e2e3e07c&e=9c36ed27fb>.

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