Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/302

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112 STAT. 1186 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 shall target funds to areas determined under subsection (e) to have shortages of qualified personnel. "(B) TYPES OF PROJECTS. — Academic training projects described in this subsection may include— "(i) projects to train personnel in the areas of assisting and supporting individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting, and of vocational rehabilitation counseling, rehabilitation technology, rehabilitation medicine, rehabilitation nursing, rehabilitation social work, rehabilitation psychiatry, rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation dentistry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, physical education, therapeutic recreation, community rehabilitation programs, or prosthetics and orthotics; "(ii) projects to train personnel to provide— "(I) services to individuals with specific disabilities or individuals with disabilities who have specific impediments to rehabilitation, including individuals who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under this Act; "(II) job development and job placement services to individuals with disabilities; "(III) supported employment services, including services of employment specisdists for individuals with disabilities; "(IV) specialized services for individuals with significant disabilities; or "(V) recreation for individuals with disabilities; "(iii) projects to train personnel in other fields contributing to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; and "(iv) projects to train personnel in the use, applications, and benefits of rehabilitation technology. "(2) APPLICATION.—No grant shall be awarded or contract entered into under this subsection unless the applicant has submitted to the Commissioner an application at such time, in such form, in accordance with such procedures, and including such information as the Secretary may require, including— "(A) a description of how the designated State unit or units will participate in the project to be funded under the grgint or contract, including, as appropriate, participation on advisory committees, as practicum sites, in curriculum development, and in other ways so as to build closer relationships between the applicant and the designated State unit and to encourage students to pursue careers in public vocational rehabilitation programs; "(B) the identification of potential employers that provide employment that meets the requirements of paragraph (5)(A)(i); and "(C) an assurance that data on' the employment of graduates or trainees who participate in the project is accurate. " (3) LIMITATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no grant or contract under this subsection may be