State Plan Attachment: 4.11(c)(4) Goals and Plans for Distribution of Title VI, Part B Funds

The Department will receive $57,000 in Title VI, Part B funds in FY2009. These funds are intended to be used solely for supported employment services. The Department's supported employment goal is that all blind and visually impaired Iowans who require supported employment services to obtain or retain competitive employment receive them.

Funds will be distributed according to the needs of eligible individuals for whom supported employment services are deemed to be appropriate. Services will be purchased on an individual basis and customized for each individual's situation. Because the need for supported employment services is likely to exceed the funds allocated for them under Title VI, Part B, funds from Title I will be used to supplement the costs of supported employment services that are listed on an individual's supported employment Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). A lack of Title VI, Part B funds will not restrict or prohibit the inclusion of supported employment services on an IPE or the purchase or delivery of such services when they are needed.