Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
Describe interagency cooperation with and utilization of the services and facilities of agencies and programs that are not carrying out activities through the statewide workforce development system with respect to:
- c. Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying Out Activities Under the Statewide Workforce Development System
c. 3. Programs carried out by the Under Secretary for Rural Development of the Department of Agriculture;
Current Narrative:
RSB has developed the RSB Self-Employment Resource Guide for use by both clients and staff in the provision of services for individuals with the vocational goal of self-employment. Included is information to aid clients in making connections to programs that provide assistance in starting or operating a business. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service in Missouri is one of the organizations listed. Included is information on USDA grants, loans, loan guarantees, and technical skill assistance provided through the Business and Industry Loan program aimed at encouraging development in rural areas in order to create or preserve employment opportunities there, and the Technical Assistance program aimed at assisting the individual, business, and community by dissemination and promotion of technical skills, people skills and personal skills knowledge. RSB has also developed a contractual relationship with the Missouri AgrAbility Project, a Cooperative Extension Service through the University of Missouri, Columbia, administered by the USDA, to assist people with disabilities employed in agriculture by providing training, site visits, on-site assessments, technical assistance, and agriculture based education.