Program, Planning and Development

The Program Planning Development Branch performs the following functions: 

• develops, in conjunction with the Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation, the annual state plan that is required by the Rehabilitation Services Administration; 
• develops and monitors the agency's strategic plan;
• develops new and innovative programs; 
• evaluates agency programs;
• acts as liaison to the Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation and the Statewide Council for Independent Living;
• provides staff support for the Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation;
• administers the Migrant and seasonal farmworkers with Disabilities Employment Project, a five-year grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration;
• develops and maintains agency Internet websites.

The branch consists of a branch manager, one program administrator, two administrative specialists and a part-time assistant.