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PART 387—INNOVATIVE REHABILITATION TRAINING

Subpart A—General

387.1 What is the Innovative Rehabilitation Training 

Program?

387.2 Who is eligible for assistance under this program?

387.3 What regulations apply to this program?

387.4 What definitions apply to this program?

387.5 What types of projects are authorized under this 

program?

Subpart B [Reserved]

Subpart C [Reserved]

Subpart D--How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

387.30 What additional selection criteria are used under 

this program?

Subpart E—What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?

387.40 What are the matching requirements?

387.41 What are allowable costs?

AUTHORITY: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c), and 772, unless 

otherwise noted.

Subpart A--General

§387.1 What is the Innovative Rehabilitation Training 

Program?

This program is designed—
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(a) To develop new types of training programs for 

rehabilitation personnel and to demonstrate the 

effectiveness of these new types of training programs for 

rehabilitation personnel in providing rehabilitation 

services to individuals with disabilities; 

(b) To develop new and improved methods of training 

rehabilitation personnel so that there may be a more 

effective delivery of rehabilitation services to 

individuals with disabilities by designated State 

rehabilitation agencies and designated State rehabilitation 

units or other public or non-profit rehabilitation service 

agencies or organizations; and

(c) To develop new innovative training programs for 

vocational rehabilitation professionals and 

paraprofessionals to have a 21st century understanding of 

the evolving labor force and the needs of individuals with 

disabilities so they can more effectively provide 

vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with 

disabilities. 

(Authority: Sections 12(c), 121(a)(7), and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c), 

721(a)(7), and 772)

§387.2 Who is eligible for assistance under this program?
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Those agencies and organizations eligible for 

assistance under this program are described in 34 CFR 

385.2.

(Authority: Section 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772)

§387.3 What regulations apply to this program?

(a) 34 CFR part 385 (Rehabilitation Training); and

(b) The regulations in this part 387.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772)

§387.4 What definitions apply to this program?

The definitions in 34 CFR part 385 apply to this 

program.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772))

§387.5 What types of projects are authorized under this 

program?

The Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program 

supports time-limited pilot projects through which new 

types of rehabilitation workers may be trained or through 
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which innovative methods of training rehabilitation 

personnel may be demonstrated.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772))

Subpart B [Reserved]

Subpart C [Reserved]

Subpart D--How Does the Secretary Make a Grant?

§387.30 What additional selection criteria are used under 

this program?

In addition to the criteria in 34 CFR 385.31(c), the 

Secretary uses the following additional selection criteria 

to evaluate an application:

(a) Relevance to State-Federal rehabilitation service 

program. (1) The Secretary reviews each application for 

information that shows that the proposed project 

appropriately relates to the mission of the State-Federal 

rehabilitation service program.

(2) The Secretary looks for information that shows 

that the project can be expected either—

(i) To increase the supply of trained personnel 

available to public and private agencies involved in the 

rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; or
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(ii) To maintain and improve the skills and quality 

of rehabilitation personnel.

(b) Nature and scope of curriculum. (1) The 

Secretary reviews each application for information that 

demonstrates the adequacy and scope of the proposed 

curriculum.

(2) The Secretary looks for information that shows 

that—

(i) The scope and nature of the training content can 

be expected to enable the achievement of the established 

project objectives of the training project;

(ii) The curriculum and teaching methods provide for 

an integration of theory and practice relevant to the 

educational objectives of the program;

(iii) There is evidence of educationally focused 

practicum or other field experiences in settings that 

assure student involvement in the provision of vocational 

rehabilitation or independent living rehabilitation 

services to individuals with disabilities, especially 

individuals with significant disabilities; and

(iv) The didactic coursework includes student 

exposure to vocational rehabilitation processes, concepts, 

programs, and services.
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(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772)

Subpart E—What Conditions Must Be Met by a Grantee?

§387.40 What are the matching requirements?

A grantee must contribute to the cost of a project 

under this program in an amount satisfactory to the 

Secretary. The part of the costs to be borne by the grantee 

is determined by the Secretary at the time of the grant 

award.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772)

§387.41 What are allowable costs?

In addition to those allowable costs established under 

34 CFR 75.530–75.562, the following items are allowable 

under Innovative Rehabilitation training projects—

(a) Student stipends;

(b) Tuition and fees; and

(c) Student travel in conjunction with training 

assignments.

(Authority: Sections 12(c) and 302 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c) 

and 772)
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