For Basic Service Providers

Eligibility of Funding

State certification ensures that all providers of ongoing employment support services meet minimum requirements for extended employment program funding. In SFY 2019, certification and funding applications were combined into one application form.

State certification requirements govern the operation of extended employment providers or rehabilitation facilities engaged in or seeking to engage in an extended employment program.

Eligibility

Any city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or any combination thereof, may apply to the commissioner for assistance in establishing or operating a community rehabilitation facility.

SFY 2022 Application

See our Grantees page for information on how to apply for and operate grants.

Compliance Audit Standards

For the State Fiscal Year 2023: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023

There are standards and rules that must be used by independent auditors conducting compliance examinations of extended employment services provided and reported under contracts with the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). These standards also apply to organizations that, with the permission of DEED, subcontract with contractors of DEED for extended employment services. Minn. Rules Chap. 3300 govern the Extended Employment program.

Compliance Audit Forms and Documents

The following Compliance Audit documents are available for download. Select from the links below.

• 2023 Compliance Audit Standards and Instructions
• Appendix A - Management Assertion Letter - SFY 2023
• Appendix B - Independent Auditor Report - SFY 2023
• Appendix C - Schedule of Questioned Hours and Wages - SFY 2023
• Appendix D - 2022 Audit Standards Checklist - SFY 2023
• Appendices E, F, G - SFY 2023 Audit Compliance Reconciliation Form
• Appendix H - SFY 2023 Audit Requirements
• Appendices I, J, K are not applicable for the SFY 2022 audit and moving forward
• Appendix L: Sample EE and MA Waiver Disclosure Form

For More Information

Contact Extended Employment staff at extended.employment@state.mn.us.

Funding

The VR program receives 81.7 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For federal fiscal year 2022, the total amount of grant funds is $53,031,304, which included $8,158,000 in reallotment funds. The required state match for these funds is $14,299,905 (18.3 percent). The state of Minnesota has appropriated $14.3 million to meet the matching requirement.