[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR377.11]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 377--DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO INCREASE CLIENT CHOICE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B--How Does One Apply for an Award?
 
Sec.  377.11  What is the content of an application for an award?

    (a) The grant application must include a description of--
    (1) The manner in which the applicant intends to promote increased 
client choice in the geographical area identified in the application;
    (2) The manner in which the applicant intends to provide 
individuals, including individuals with cognitive disabilities, the 
information necessary to make informed choices, including, at a minimum, 
informed choices in the selection of goals, services, and providers.
    (3) The outreach activities the applicant plans to conduct to obtain 
eligible clients, including clients who are individuals with a severe 
disability;
    (4) The manner in which the applicant will ensure that service 
providers are accredited or meet any quality assurance and cost-control 
criteria established by the State;
    (5) The manner in which the applicant will ensure that eligible 
clients are satisfied with the quality and scope of services provided;
    (6) The manner in which the applicant will monitor and account for 
use of funds to purchase services;
    (7) The manner in which the applicant will determine the monetary 
value of the services or products available to clients, including, if 
appropriate, the monetary value of vouchers;
    (8) The manner in which the applicant will address the needs of 
individuals with disabilities who are from minority backgrounds; and
    (9) Those features of the proposed project that the applicant 
considers to be essential and a discussion of their potential for 
widespread replication.
    (b) The application also must include assurances from the applicant 
that--
    (1) A written plan to provide vocational rehabilitation services 
will be established for, and with the full participation of, each 
eligible client, and,

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if the client elects, with the participation also of family members, 
guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives, that at a minimum 
will include--
    (i) A statement of the client's vocational rehabilitation goals, 
which must include goals that are designed to lead to an employment 
outcome consistent with the client's unique strengths, resources, 
priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities;
    (ii) A statement of the specific vocational rehabilitation services 
to be provided and the projected dates for the initiation and 
termination of each service; and
    (iii) A description of an evaluation procedure for determining 
whether the client's vocational rehabilitation goals are being achieved, 
including--
    (A) Objective evaluation criteria; and
    (B) An evaluation schedule;
    (2) The Federal funds granted under this part will be used to 
supplement, and in no case to supplant, funds made available from other 
Federal and non-Federal sources for projects providing increased choice 
in the rehabilitation process;
    (3) At least 80 percent of the funds awarded for any project under 
this part will be used to provide vocational rehabilitation services, as 
specifically chosen by eligible clients;
    (4) The applicant will cooperate fully with the Secretary in a 
national evaluation, including assisting the Department's contractor in 
selecting and obtaining data for a control group established through 
random assignment or by the selection of a matched comparison group; and
    (5) Individuals with disabilities will be involved in the 
development and implementation of the project.
    (c) Each applicant also shall submit to the Secretary any other 
information and assurances that the Secretary determines to be 
necessary.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1820-0018)

(Authority: Secs. 21(b)(6), 802(g)(2), 802(g)(3), 802(g)(5), 802(g)(6), 
and 802(g)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; 29 U.S.C. 718b and 29 
U.S.C. 797a(g)(2), (3), (5), (6), and (7))