Supports individuals with disabilities in accessing high-demand, sustainable-wage careers through targeted outreach, comprehensive support services, and strong partnerships with employers, educators, and workforce systems.

This program offers advanced master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs in various fields, including teaching, education policy and administration, counseling, special education, and organizational learning and leadership.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Return on Investment (VR-ROI) Project aims to develop and refine models that assist state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies in delivering efficient and effective services to individuals with disabilities.

The Real Pay for Real Jobs EPIC Approach, a Virginia DARS initiative, aims to eliminate subminimum wage employment by promoting competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities.

Provide training and technical assistance that will enable State VR agency personnel to manage available resources, improve effective service delivery, and increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

Provides training and technical assistance to State Vocational Rehabilitation and Education Agencies to improve secondary transition outcomes for students and youth with disabilities.

Through cross-disciplinary research, policy innovation, and public engagement, the institute aims to develop sustainable solutions that improve the way food is grown, distributed, and consumed.