Salary or staffing support; meeting and office expenses; annual reports; member recruitment; public input; accessibility services; and other costs required for councils to perform their statutory role.
Agencies counted: Alabama (VR); Alaska (VR); American Samoa (VR); Arkansas (VR); California (VR); Colorado (VR); Connecticut (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Delaware (VR); Delaware (Blind VR); District of Columbia (VR); Florida (Blind VR); Georgia (VR); Guam (VR); Idaho (VR); Iowa (VR); Kansas (VR); Kentucky (VR); Louisiana (VR); Maine (VR); Maine (Blind VR); Massachusetts (VR); Michigan (Blind VR); Minnesota (VR); Minnesota (Blind VR); Mississippi (VR); Missouri (VR); Missouri (Blind VR); Montana (VR); Nebraska (VR); New Hampshire (VR); New Jersey (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New Mexico (Blind VR); New York (VR); New York (Blind VR); North Carolina (Blind VR); North Dakota (VR); Northern Marianas (VR); Oklahoma (VR); Oregon (VR); Pennsylvania (VR); Rhode Island (VR); South Dakota (VR); Tennessee (VR); Utah (VR); Vermont (VR); Virgin Islands (VR); Virginia (VR); Washington (VR); West Virginia (VR); Wisconsin (VR); Wyoming (VR)
Operating support, council activities, joint planning, public meetings, and coordination with Centers for Independent Living. Some plans state that SILC funding has moved to another agency; those negative statements were not intended to be counted.
Agencies counted: Arizona (VR); Arkansas (VR); Arkansas (Blind VR); California (VR); Colorado (VR); Connecticut (VR); Delaware (VR); Delaware (Blind VR); District of Columbia (VR); Florida (VR); Georgia (VR); Hawaii (VR); Idaho (VR); Indiana (VR); Iowa (VR); Iowa (Blind VR); Kentucky (VR); Louisiana (VR); Maryland (VR); Michigan (VR); Michigan (Blind VR); Minnesota (VR); Missouri (VR); Missouri (Blind VR); Montana (VR); Nevada (VR); New Hampshire (VR); New York (VR); New York (Blind VR); North Carolina (VR); North Dakota (VR); Ohio (VR); Oklahoma (VR); Oregon (VR); Oregon (Blind VR); South Dakota (VR); Utah (VR); Vermont (Blind VR); Virginia (VR); Washington (VR); West Virginia (VR); Wisconsin (VR); Wyoming (VR)
Travel and registration for national SRC/VR conferences; interpreters and court reporters; accessible meeting technology; member orientation; public hearings; and production of annual reports.
Agencies counted: Alabama (VR); Alaska (VR); Colorado (VR); Connecticut (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Delaware (Blind VR); Florida (Blind VR); Georgia (VR); Guam (VR); Hawaii (VR); Idaho (VR); Indiana (VR); Kansas (VR); Kentucky (VR); Louisiana (VR); Maine (VR); Maine (Blind VR); Maryland (VR); Michigan (VR); Minnesota (Blind VR); Mississippi (VR); Missouri (VR); Missouri (Blind VR); Nebraska (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New York (VR); North Carolina (Blind VR); North Dakota (VR); Northern Marianas (VR); Oregon (VR); Pennsylvania (VR); South Dakota (VR); West Virginia (VR); Wisconsin (VR); Wyoming (VR)
MOUs and cooperative agreements with education, mental health, Medicaid, workforce, developmental-disability, and community partners; shared staffing; and braided funding.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Arizona (VR); Colorado (VR); Delaware (Blind VR); Florida (Blind VR); Guam (VR); Idaho (Blind VR); Iowa (VR); Kansas (VR); Massachusetts (VR); Mississippi (VR); Missouri (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New Mexico (VR); New York (VR); North Dakota (VR); Oklahoma (VR); Oregon (VR); Palau (VR); Puerto Rico (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); Tennessee (VR); Vermont (Blind VR); West Virginia (VR)
New or expanded Pre-ETS contracts; transition coordinators; summer youth programs; school partnerships; career exploration; workplace-readiness training; and services for students with significant disabilities.
Agencies counted: Arkansas (VR); Colorado (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Delaware (Blind VR); Guam (VR); Iowa (VR); Kansas (VR); Michigan (VR); Minnesota (VR); Mississippi (VR); Missouri (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New York (Blind VR); Northern Marianas (VR); Oklahoma (VR); Oregon (VR); Pennsylvania (VR); South Carolina (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); Tennessee (VR); Utah (VR); Virginia (Blind VR)
Specialized staff and provider training; orientation and mobility; low-vision and assistive-technology services; interpreter access; and expanded community capacity to serve sensory disabilities.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Florida (Blind VR); Iowa (Blind VR); Kentucky (VR); Minnesota (Blind VR); Missouri (VR); Nebraska (VR); New Jersey (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New Mexico (Blind VR); New York (VR); New York (Blind VR); Northern Marianas (VR); Pennsylvania (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); South Dakota (Blind VR); Texas (VR); Vermont (Blind VR); Virginia (Blind VR).
Customized Employment and Discovery training; Individual Placement and Support for people with serious mental illness; improved supported-employment milestones; and new service models for people with the most significant disabilities.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Colorado (VR); Delaware (Blind VR); Guam (VR); Idaho (Blind VR); Iowa (VR); Kentucky (VR); Michigan (VR); Missouri (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New Mexico (VR); New York (Blind VR); Palau (VR); Rhode Island (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); Tennessee (VR); Utah (VR); West Virginia (VR); Wisconsin (VR).
Case reviews, customer satisfaction work, program evaluation, data dashboards, needs assessments, outcome analysis, and quality-improvement projects.
Agencies counted: Alaska (VR); Colorado (VR); Georgia (VR); Idaho (VR); Kentucky (VR); Massachusetts (VR); Michigan (VR); Nebraska (Blind VR); Oklahoma (VR); Oregon (VR); South Dakota (Blind VR); Texas (VR); Utah (VR); Washington (Blind VR); Wisconsin (VR); Wyoming (VR).
Provider training and credentialing; expanding provider networks into underserved areas; improving service quality; and building capacity to deliver customized or supported employment.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Florida (Blind VR); Guam (VR); Idaho (VR); Kansas (VR); Minnesota (VR); Missouri (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); North Dakota (VR); Oregon (VR); Rhode Island (VR); Utah (VR); West Virginia (VR); Wyoming (VR).
AT evaluations; demonstration and lending equipment; workplace technology solutions; training for staff, consumers, and employers; and partnerships with AT programs.
Agencies counted: Alaska (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Florida (Blind VR); New Jersey (VR); New Mexico (Blind VR); New York (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); Virginia (VR); Washington (VR).
Transportation pilots, travel training, mobility supports, and partnerships intended to reduce transportation barriers to education and employment.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Arizona (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Massachusetts (VR); Minnesota (Blind VR); Nebraska (VR); Vermont (Blind VR); West Virginia (VR).
Rural service expansion, bilingual outreach, services for minority communities, culturally responsive approaches, and targeted work in areas with limited provider capacity.
Agencies counted: Arkansas (VR); Connecticut (Blind VR); Illinois (VR); New Mexico (Blind VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); Vermont (Blind VR); Virginia (VR).
Paid and unpaid work experiences, internships, registered apprenticeships, job shadowing, on-the-job training, and employer-based career exploration.
Agencies counted: Massachusetts (VR); Massachusetts (Blind VR); Missouri (VR); New York (Blind VR); Pennsylvania (VR); Virginia (VR).
Job coaches at postsecondary transition programs, employment specialists, job developers, and staff who provide placement, retention, and workplace supports.
Agencies counted: Alabama (VR); American Samoa (VR); Guam (VR); Michigan (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); Wisconsin (VR).
Benefits planning, Social Security work-incentive counseling, financial literacy, education about benefits cliffs, and tools that show how earnings affect public benefits.
Agencies counted: Colorado (VR); Kentucky (VR); Massachusetts (VR); New Jersey (VR); Rhode Island (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR).
Peer mentoring, self-advocacy training, consumer leadership activities, youth leadership, informed-choice education, and opportunities for people with disabilities to shape program design.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Delaware (Blind VR); Missouri (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR); New York (VR); South Carolina (VR).
Disability employment awareness campaigns, outreach materials, employer recognition, public education, and targeted communication to potential applicants and partners.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR); Oregon (VR); South Carolina (Blind VR); South Dakota (Blind VR).
Business-relations staff, employer education, disability-inclusive hiring initiatives, sector partnerships, job development, and stronger connections to workforce boards and industry.
Agencies counted: Delaware (Blind VR); Indiana (VR); New Jersey (Blind VR).
Time-limited pilots, demonstration programs, innovation grants, new employment-service designs, and evaluation of approaches before broader implementation.
Agencies counted: Delaware (Blind VR); Michigan (VR); Missouri (VR).
Electronic referrals, online service portals, virtual-service delivery, case-management enhancements, and tools that improve coordination or customer access.
Agencies counted: Nebraska (Blind VR); Northern Marianas (VR).
Counselor skill development, leadership academies, succession planning, onboarding, evidence-based practice training, and specialized professional development.
Agencies counted: Delaware (VR).
Self-employment assessment, business planning, entrepreneurship training, and support for consumers pursuing viable small-business outcomes.
Agencies counted: American Samoa (VR).