Projects
GW Global Food Institute
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.
VA DARS EPIC Approach
The Real Pay for Real Jobs (RPRJ) Education and Outreach, Partnership Development, provisions of Individualized Services and Capacity Building (EPIC) Approach is a grant of the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).
VR-ROI Project: Estimating Return on Investment in State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
The current project is focused on updating and simplifying VR-ROI models that help VR agencies provide efficient and effective services to persons with disabilities.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C)
The NTACT:C provides training and technical assistance (TA) to State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (SVRAs) and State Education Agencies (SEAs) in delivering effective services and instruction for secondary students and out of school youth with disabilities.
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM)
The purpose of the VRTAC-QM is to 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.
Center for Innovative Training in Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR)
Focused on developing innovative methods to train VR personnel to support the work of State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies in delivering high-quality rehabilitation services and to improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Master’s Program in Rehabilitation Counseling
The program designed to prepare State/Federal rehabilitation professionals to work specifically with persons who are mentally ill as well as a variety of other disabilities.
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Graduate programs include degrees in counseling and human development; curriculum and pedagogy, educational leadership, human and organizational learning; special education and disability studies; Ph.D. in Education; and joint degrees.
Project E3: Empower, Educate, Employ – Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center – Targeted Communities (VRTAC–TC)
Project E3 works with state vocational rehabilitation agencies and their partners across the United States to help people with disabilities from underserved communities achieve their independent living and employment goals.
WINTAC – Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center
WINTAC provides training and technical assistance (TA) to State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (SVRAs) and related agencies and rehabilitation professionals and service providers to help them develop the skills and processes needed to meet the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities
This grant will help nearly 500 Virginians with disabilities, including young adults and veterans, gain new skills and credentials through Career Pathways to seek employment in competitive, high-demand, high-quality occupations.
National Technical Assistance Partnership (NTAP)
The NTAP seeks to increase the transfer, utilization, and dissemination of information on promising practices on topics of national significance to the field of vocational rehabilitation.