§ 325.10 - What must an application include?

An application under this program must include the following:

(a) A description of how the State educational agency and State vocational rehabilitation agency or other State agency will use—

(1) The first year, if necessary, to plan how to implement transition services;

(2) The second through fourth years to develop and implement transition services; and

(3) The fifth year to evaluate transition services.

(b) A description of how the grant funds will be used during the planning period and phased out during the evaluation period to ensure the continuation of transition services.

(c) A description of the current availability, access, and quality of transition services for eligible youth and a description of how, over five years, the State will improve and expand the availability, access, and quality of transition services for youth with disabilities and their families as those youth prepare for and enter adult life.

(d) A description of how the State will improve and increase the ability of professionals, parents, advocates, and youth to promote the understanding of and the capability to successfully make the transition from student to adult.

(e) A description of how the State will improve and increase working relationships among education personnel, both with LEAs and in postsecondary training programs, relevant State agencies, the private sector (especially employers), rehabilitation personnel, local and State employment agencies, local Private Industry Councils authorized by the Job Training Partnership Act, students with disabilities, their families, and their advocates to identify and achieve consensus on the general nature and specific application of transition services to meet the needs of youth with disabilities.

(f) A description of how the State will use grant funds as an incentive for accessing and using the expertise and resources of programs, projects, and activities related to transition funded through this program and with other sources.

(g) A description of how the State will address, in whole or in part, the needs of youth with disabilities from minority backgrounds.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0028)