We help people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep jobs.
We also help businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
Through this "dual client" approach, we assist individuals with injuries, illness, or impairments achieve competitive employment and increased independence. We also assist business owners and employers through full service business consultation on a variety of business and disability-related areas.
2024-2027 WIOA Combined State Plan
Every four years, the State of Nebraska is required to submit a state plan to the U.S. Departments of Labor and of Education. The plan includes the state's initiatives to support Nebraska residents, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. The 2024-2027 WIOA Combined State Plan effective July 1, 2024 marks an official end to operating under Order of Selection!
Request for Proposal for Agency Processed Services
The State of Nebraska (State), Nebraska Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) NDERFP230815 for the purpose of selecting a qualified Contractor to provide Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT) to VR counselors, students with a disability, educators, and family members/caretakers that provide support to students with disabilities. FEAT was developed at the Beach Center on Disabilities at the University of Kansas in partnership with Families Together, Inc. https://beachcenter.lsi.ku.edu. The main goal of the FEAT training is to inform and increase the expectations for competitive integrated employment and provide information about local, state, and federal resources available. A more detailed description can be found in Section V. The resulting contract may not be an exclusive contract as the State reserves the right to contract for the same or similar services from other sources now or in the future.
Go to Request for Proposal for Agency Processed Services.
State Plan
Combined State Plan for Nebraska's Workforce System
