WEAU.COM: $11 million in secured federal funding to continue helping Wisconsinites with disabilities build job skills
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced that the state has secured over $11 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support DWD's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. This funding comes after a six-month period where the division could not process new applicants, resulting in approximately 7,600 people waiting for assistance until state lawmakers approved additional funding in June 2026. With the new federal funds, the state projects it can now fully serve all eligible Wisconsinites with disabilities seeking career services and job skills training without placing anyone on a waitlist through federal fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2027).
