§ 51.5-50. State rehabilitative services incentive fund; establishment and administration
A. A state rehabilitative services incentive fund shall be established in and administered by the Department of Rehabilitative Services to meet programmatic and individual recipient needs not otherwise met through existing federal, state, or local programs, and to develop community programs to meet the needs of persons with physical and sensory disabilities. Local disability services boards electing to apply for a grant from the fund shall submit their grant proposal to the Department. The Department is authorized to make grants for programs and services for persons with physical and sensory disabilities to boards whose grant applications comply with the guidelines developed by the Disability Services Council.
B. The Department shall prepare a summary of request proposals for awarding the fund which shall be submitted to the Disability Services Council for its review. The availability of grants from the fund shall not be taken into consideration in, nor used to reduce, state or local appropriations or payments.
(1992, c. 634.)
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