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American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

84.250

Program objective

To make grants to the governing bodies of Indian tribes (and consortia of such governing bodies) located on Federal and State reservations to provide vocational rehabilitation services to American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near such reservations, consistent with their individual strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests and informed choice, so that they may prepare for and engage in high-quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic self-sufficiency.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Preliminary data indicate that the 84 of the projects operating in FY 2016 assisted an estimated total of 2,134 American Indians with disabilities to achieve an employment outcome.

  2. 2017

    Data reported by the 87 projects operating in FY 2017 assisted an estimated total of 2,363 American Indians with disabilities to achieve an employment outcome.

  3. 2018

    No Current Data Available.

  4. 2019

    No Current Data Available.

  5. 2022

    The Department made six new awards in FY 2022.

  6. 2024

    The Department funded 38 new awards in FY 2024.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, and Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200, Subpart E – Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Vocational Rehabilitation Services regulations in 34 CFR 371.

  1. I, C, 121, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.