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RA: Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants - 2005

CFDA Number: 84.126A - Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants


Program Goal: Individuals with disabilities served by the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants program will achieve high-quality employment.
Objective 8.1 of 1: Ensure that individuals with disabilities who are served by the vocational rehabilitation (VR) state grants program achieve employment consistent with their particular strengths, resources, abilities, capabilities, and interests.
Indicator 8.1.1 of 4: Employment Outcomes: Increase the percentage of (a) general and combined state VR agencies that assist at least 55.8% of individuals who receive services to achieve employment outcomes and (b) state VR agencies for the blind that assist at least 68.9% of individuals who receive services to achieve employment outcomes.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
The percentage of general and combined state VR agencies that assist at lease 55.8 percent of individuals receiving services to achieve employment.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
75
 
2003
66
 
2004
 
83
2005
 
75

Percentage obtaining employment for VR agencies for the blind
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
75
 
2003
58
 
2004
 
83
2005
 
75


Explanation: This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on Indicator 1.2 in Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals who achieve employment of all individuals whose cases were closed after receiving services. In order to pass this indicator, a general/combined agency must achieve a rate of 55.8%, while an agency for the blind must achieve a rate of 68.9%.   		Additional Source Information: RSA state agency data from the RSA-911.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: April 2005
Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data.

Limitations: Accuracy/ consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors' interpretations of definitions. Timeliness is dependent upon submittal of clean data from 80 grantees. Limited staff resources affect ability to check data for reasonableness and publish data quickly.

 
Indicator 8.1.2 of 4: Competitive Employment: Increase the percentage of (a) general and combined state VR agencies that assist at least 72.6 percent of individuals with employment outcomes to achieve competitive employment and (b) state VR agencies for the blind that assist at least 50 percent of individuals with employment outcomes to achieve competitive employment.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage obtaining competitive employment for general and combined VR agencies
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
96
 
2003
96
 
2004
 
93
2005
 
94

Percentage obtaining competitive employment for VR agencies for the blind.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
79
 
2003
87
 
2004
 
85
2005
 
87


Explanation: This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on Indicator 1.3 in Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals who achieve competitive employment of all individuals who achieve employment. To pass this indicator, a general/combined agency must achieve a rate of 72.6%, while an agency for the blind must achieve a rate of 35.4%.   		Additional Source Information: RSA state agency data from the RSA-911.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: April 2005
Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data.

Limitations: Accuracy/consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors' interpretations of definitions. Timeliness is dependent upon submittal of clean data from 80 grantees. Limited staff resources affect ability to check data for reasonableness and publish data quickly.

 
Indicator 8.1.3 of 4: Competitive Employment for Individuals with disabilities: Increase the percentage of (a) general and combined state VR agencies for which at least 65 percent of the individuals achieving competitive employment have significant disabilities and (b) state VR agencies for the blind for which at least 89 percent of the individuals achieving competitive employment have significant disabilities.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage with significant disabilities for general and combined VR agencies.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
96
 
2003
100
 
2004
 
89
2005
 
100

Percentage with significant disabilities for VR agencies for the blind.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
92
 
2003
96
 
2004
 
89
2005
 
96


Explanation: This indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on Indicator 1.4 in 106 of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals achieving competitive employment who have significant disabilities. To pass this indicator, a general/combined agency must achieve a rate of 62.4%, while an agency for the blind must achieve a rate of 89 percent.   		Additional Source Information: RSA state agency data from the RSA-911.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: April 2005
Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluating Program Performance Data.

Limitations: Accuracy/ consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors' interpretations of definitions. Timeliness is dependent upon submittal of clean data from 80 grantees. Limited staff resources affect ability to check data for reasonableness and publish data quickly.

 
Indicator 8.1.4 of 4: Competitive Employment: By 2008, (a) 91 percent of general and combined state VR agencies will assist at least 85 percent of individuals with employment outcomes to achieve competitive employment; and (b) 60 percent of state VR agencies for the blind will assist at least 65 percent of individuals with employment outcomes to achieve competitive employment.
Targets and Performance Data Assessment of Progress Sources and Data Quality
Percentage of general and combined state VR agencies assisting at least 85% of individuals to achieve competitive employment
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
84
 
2003
89
 
2004
 
67
2005
 
89
2006
 
89
2007
 
91
2008
 
91

Percentage of state VR agencies for the blind assisting at least 65 percent of individuals to achieve competitive employment
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
2002
50
 
2003
54
 
2004
 
48
2005
 
54
2006
 
54
2007
 
57
2008
 
60


Explanation: This long-term indicator is derived from state VR agency performance on Indicator 1.3 in Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act. For each VR agency, RSA examines the percentage of individuals who achieve competitive employment of all individuals who achieve employment. To pass this indicator, a general/combined agency must achieve a rate of 72.6%, while an agency for the blind must achieve a rate of 35.4%.   		Additional Source Information: RSA state agency data from the RSA-911.

Frequency: Annually.
Collection Period: 2003 - 2004
Data Available: April 2005
Verified by ED attestation process and ED Standards for Evaluation Program Performance Data.

Limitations: Accuracy/ consistency of reporting is contingent upon counselors' interpretations of definitions. Timeliness is dependent upon submittal of clean data from 80 grantees. Limited staff resources affect ability to check data for reasonableness and publish data quickly.

 

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