Objectives:

1. Provide outreach and capacity building to minority entities and Indian tribes to promote their participation in vocational rehabilitation.
2. Provide  a  series of training  and  technical assistance activities to minority entities that are first-time recipients of RSA-NIDRR grants (e.g., grant  writing workshops that focus on RSA and NIDRR discretionary grant programs, the peer review process, selection criteria, training on disability legislation, and technical assistance)
3. Incorporate a culturally  sensitive  participatory-action  evaluation  model  based  upon specific performance and outcome measures.
4. Establish a national online clearinghouse of information on rehabilitation capacity building for traditionally underrepresented populations.

Goal:
To provide outreach, capacity building, technical assistance, grant writing focusing on RSA and NIDRR discretionary programs, and training on project management to minority entities to promote their participation in the state-federal rehabilitation system.