Education Dept Extends Deadline for Indian Rehab Funding
Published Date: 3/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education is inviting American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation programs to apply for funding in 2025. They've updated how they pick winners and pushed the application deadline to April 7, 2025. This gives tribes more time to get their applications in and compete for support to help their communities.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
AIVRS Selection Criteria Revised
The Department revised the selection criteria used to choose awardees for the FY2025 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) competition. The revised criteria change how applicants are evaluated when the Department selects winners for FY2025 AIVRS funding.
Application Deadline Extended to April 7, 2025
The Department of Education moved the application transmittal deadline for the fiscal year 2025 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) competition to April 7, 2025. This gives American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation programs more time to prepare and submit FY2025 funding applications.
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