Assistance Listing 84.177
Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals WHO Are Blind
Department of Education · Department of Education
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 99% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 169 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $365,680. Expect about 75 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 1%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 1%
- 1% higher ed · 92% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $366K
- $225K – $685K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 57
- $34M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Jan
- irregular · 75-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Dept of Rehabilitation | Government | CA | 5 | $16,743,567 |
| Florida Department of Education | Government | FL | 5 | $11,671,427 |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Government | TX | 5 | $11,065,739 |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | Government | NY | 5 | $9,318,902 |
| Department of Labor & Industry PA | Government | PA | 5 | $6,533,229 |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Government | IL | 5 | $5,755,896 |
| Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency | Government | OH | 5 | $5,738,822 |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Government | MI | 5 | $4,922,471 |
| Human Services, New Jersey Department of | Government | NJ | 5 | $4,292,005 |
| Virginia Department for Blind & Vision Impaired | Government | VA | 5 | $3,907,902 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | $35M | $382K | $225K – $663K |
| 2022 | 56 | $31M | $344K | $225K – $602K |
| 2023 | 56 | $31M | $356K | $225K – $640K |
| 2024 | 56 | $33M | $365K | $225K – $668K |
| 2025 | 57 | $34M | $366K | $225K – $685K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-15 | 2025-03-31 | 75 d | ED-GRANTS-011425-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance ALN Number 84.177Z |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-03 | 28 d | ED-GRANTS-080620-006 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) Program: Training and Technical Assistance CFDA Number 84.177Z |
| 2015-07-22 | 2015-08-21 | 30 d | ED-GRANTS-072215-002 · OSERS: RSA: Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind: Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind Training and Technical Assistance Program CFDA Number 84.177Z |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.177?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 99% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 169 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $365,680. Expect about 75 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals WHO Are Blind award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $366K; the middle half ran from $225K to $685K. 57 new awards were made, with $34M committed to them.
When does 84.177 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Jan with about 75 days to apply. The most recent round posted Jan 15, 2025.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.177 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 0% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.