Project SEARCH Request for Letters of Interest

Two Project SEARCH programs are requesting Letters of Interest (LOI) from VRS Community Partners with a VRS Professional and Technical (P/T) contract to be the Employment Services Provider Agency at a Project Search program.

A Project Search program Employment Services Provider Agency provides Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), Job Placement, and Job Coaching services for students with disabilities participating in the Project SEARCH programs.

Two Project SEARCH programs are seeking Letters of Interest for the Employment Services Provider Agency.

• The Burnsville/M Health Fairview Project SEARCH site (to be located at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital and Ebenezer Care Center)
• Detroit Lakes/Essentia Project SEARCH site (to be located at Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes hospital)

Letter of Interest Details

More information on this opportunity is available on the “Partner Opportunities” tab of the VRS Community Partners webpage.

• Information on requirements for letters of interest can be found here.
• It is important for any interested Community Partners to read the Working Agreement Template to understand the roles of all partners in the Project SEARCH program.

Questions and Deadline

The deadline for Letters of Interest is 4:30pm on Friday, October 21, 2022. Letters of Interest must be emailed to Alyssa Klein, VRS Transition and Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator, at alyssa.klein@state.mn.us.

Questions should also be emailed to Alyssa Klein.