Grantees

Overview

Grant programs provide the services necessary to maintain and advance the employment of persons with severe disabilities throughout Minnesota. This is the information grantees need to apply for and operate grants.

Applications
Financial Reconciliation
Funding

Application Period

Application Period

Applications are currently being accepted for grants beginning July 1, 2023.

Instructions
- Information and Instructions for CIL and IPS Grant Applicants
- Information and Instructions for EE Grant Applicants
- Enclosure 7: Memorandum to Ed Grantees Regarding the Use of Grant Funds for Conferences and Meetings
- Memo from the VRS Director Regarding Use of VRS Grant Funds - Word or PDF
Application Forms

Applications must be submitted using the forms listed below. Detailed instructions are available, as well as sample documents.

Extended Employment
- Application Cover
- Attachment F: Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Independent Living Grants
- Cover Sheet
- Attachment A: Work Plan
- Attachment B: Budget and Budget Narrative
- Attachment C: Cost Allocation Plan - Excel or Word
- Attachment D: Pre-Award Risk Assessment
- Attachment E: Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Attachment F: Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Individual Placement and Support Grants
- IPS Expansion Grant Cover Sheet
- IPS State Grant Cover Sheet
- Attachment A: Work Plan
- Attachment B: Budget and Budget Narrative
- Attachment C: Cost Allocation Plan - Excel or Word
- Attachment D: Pre-Award Risk Assessment
- Attachment E: Certification Regarding Lobbying
- Attachment F: Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Example Documents for non-EE Grants
Financial Reconciliation

As per Minnesota Department of Administration’s Office of Grants Management, state agencies must conduct a financial reconciliation of grantees’ expenditures at least once during the grant period on grants of over $50,000.

Documents
- Review of VRS Financial Reconciliation - Year One
- Documentation Guidelines
- Developing Cost Allocation Plans Webinar, in conjunction with the Nonprofits Assistance Fund
  - Budgeting and Allocation from the Nonprofits Assistance Fund (xlsx)
Funding

The VR program received 73.42% of federal fiscal year 2023 funding through grants from the U.S. Department of Education. The federal fiscal year 2023 grants totaled $47,671,377. The required state match for these funds is $12,849,251. The state of Minnesota appropriated $14.3 million to meet the match requirement.