Assistance program
Training Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf and Individuals who are Deaf-Blind
$20.8 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Education, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants
- CFDA number
- 84.160
- What it does
- To support projects that increase the numbers and improve the skills of manual, tactile, oral, and cued speech interpreters providing services to individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind.
- Who benefits
- Individuals preparing for employment as interpreters for individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind who are presently serving as interpreters and wish to maintain or raise the level of their skills, and the persons who will receive the services of interpreters are beneficiaries of this program.
- Who applies
- Public or private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education are eligible for assistance.
- Authorized by
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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By dollars committed.
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- Committed through this program
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- How it's paid
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- Awards, counted once
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- The colored bars
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Direct payments