RSA is charged with
- administering formula and discretionary grant programs authorized by Congress;
- evaluating, monitoring, and reporting on the implementation of Federal policy and programs and the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, independent living, and other related programs for individuals with disabilities;
- coordinating with other Federal agencies, State agencies, and the private sector including professional organizations, service providers, and organizations of persons with disabilities for the review of program planning, implementation, and monitoring issues.
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- Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide
- Monitoring Schedule
- FY 2012 Monitoring Reports
- FY 2011 Monitoring Reports
- FY 2010 (and earlier) Monitoring Reports
Section 107 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, requires the Commissioner of RSA to conduct annual reviews and periodic on-site monitoring of programs authorized under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act to determine whether a vocational rehabilitation agency is complying substantially with the provisions of its State Plan under Section 101 of the Rehabilitation Act and with the Evaluation Standards and Performance Indicators established under Section 106. To fulfill this requirement, RSA has developed the Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide (MTAG) through which it will assess the performance of the VR agencies in the operation of the program and their compliance with pertinent federal programmatic and fiscal requirements.
Download the Vocational Rehabilitation Program FY 2012 Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide
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Updated as of November 4, 2011
FY 2011 served as a pilot year for the new monitoring system during which 10 state VR agency reviews were conducted. The remaining 70 state VR agencies will be reviewed over the remaining 5 years, resulting in 14 state VR agency reviews per year.
Download the Vocational Rehabilitation Program Monitoring and Technical Assistance Projected Monitoring Schedule
Updated as of November 4, 2011
For fiscal year 2012, fourteen agencies in eleven states were reviewed.
For fiscal year 2011, ten agencies in eight states (AZ, AR, GA, IL, ME, NE, PA, and TN) were reviewed. In addition to the ten scheduled monitoring reviews, RSA conducted other site visits to state VR agencies in order to follow-up the agency’s implementation of its corrective action plan or to provide technical assistance.
RSA used the following documents during its monitoring reviews:
RSA continues to make available prior year Monitoring Reports as well as the Information Guide and Monitoring Protocols used to develop those reports.
Read the Monitoring on the Vocational Rehabilitation and Independent Living Programs for FY 2010 and earlier