In fiscal year 2023, OSERS’ Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided over $110,454,616 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to fund new programs that help educate children and youth with disabilities to assist states and local districts to improve results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21.
Please read about these programs below ( ALN# | Title ). Please note that all amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.
You can search all OSEP grantees by accessing the Office of Special Education Program’s Discretionary Grants Public Database (the FY 2023 new grant awards listed below will be added to the database by the middle of November).
84.323 | State Personnel Development Grants
The State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) program provides grants to help state educational agencies (SEAs) reform and improve their systems for personnel preparation and professional development of individuals providing early intervention, educational, and transition services to improve results for children with disabilities.
84.323A | State Personnel Development Grants
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services in order to improve results for children with disabilities.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Richmond, VA | $4,010,817 | $10,027,049 |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Frankfort, KY | $1,838,255 | $5,646,817 |
| Education & Early Development, Alaska Department of Education | Juneau, AK | $1,264,157 | $3,610,523 |
| Education, Connecticut Department of Education | Hartford, CT | $2,024,038 | $5,897,475 |
| Northern Mariana Islands Public School System | Saipan, MP | $808,313 | $1,992,589 |
| Total | $9,945,580 | $27,174,453 |
84.325 | Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities
The purposes of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program are to:
- help address state-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants and toddlers, with disabilities; and
- ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research and experience, to be successful in serving those children.
84.325D | Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to support doctoral degree programs to prepare and increase the number of personnel who are well-qualified for, and can act effectively in, leadership positions as researchers and special education/early intervention/related services personnel preparers in institutions of higher education (IHEs), or as leaders in state educational agencies (SEAs), lead agencies (LAs) under Part C of IDEA, local educational agencies (LEAs), or early intervention system (EIS) programs, including increasing the number of multilingual leadership personnel and leadership personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds at the doctoral level in special education, early intervention, and related services.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $350,685 | $2,331,949 |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $180,676 | $1,173,558 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL | $500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $149,939 | $2,141,444 |
| Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $728,126 | $3,724,107 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $485,402 | $2,481,445 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $82,568 | $1,080,001 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| University of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $572,524 | $3,523,849 |
| Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $750,000 | $3,750,000 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $744,910 | $3,728,775 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $179,737 | $1,126,773 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | $248,323 | $1,243,044 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $249,292 | $1,244,392 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $410,448 | $2,224,942 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, TN | $399,971 | $2,399,454 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $749,968 | $3,635,326 |
| Total | $8,532,569 | $47,059,059 |
84.325K | Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to increase the number and improve the quality of personnel, including multilingual personnel and personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, who are fully credentialed to serve children who have high-intensity needs in early intervention and special education. The priority will fund high-quality projects that prepare scholars in early intervention and special education at the bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, or educational specialist degree levels for professional practice in natural environments, early childhood programs, classrooms, school settings, and in distance learning environments serving children with disabilities who have high-intensity needs
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University | Conway, SC | $249,864 | $1,249,419 |
| University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. | Lawrence, KS | $195,566 | $1,195,566 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $249,748 | $1,233,676 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $156,986 | $1,128,313 |
| Washington University | Saint Louis, MO | $249,981 | $1,247,901 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $128,025 | $881,858 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $248,697 | $1,245,914 |
| California State University, Fresno Foundation | Fresno, CA | $249,843 | $1,249,307 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, MD | $249,999 | $1,247,743 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $228,070 | $1,199,193 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $233,298 | $1,137,159 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $197,209 | $1,145,918 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $249,670 | $1,248,928 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $71,371 | $845,761 |
| University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | Orlando, FL | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| University of Vermont & State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | $249,719 | $1,246,559 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $249,956 | $1,249,169 |
| Minnesota State University Mankato | Mankato, MN | $219,324 | $1,139,488 |
| Salus University | Elkins Park, PA | $248,290 | $1,247,059 |
| The University Corporation | Northridge, CA | $211,856 | $1,159,720 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Athens, GA | $129,171 | $927,729 |
| Columbia University Teachers College | New York, NY | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, MD | $249,999 | $1,249,998 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. | Lawrence, KS | $100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello, ID | $99,684 | $1,097,129 |
| Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation | Arcata, CA | $243,645 | $1,232,437 |
| University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $249,883 | $1,248,699 |
| University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $77,605 | $1,011,563 |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | $219,034 | $1,049,532 |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | $222,604 | $1,220,198 |
| University of Montana | Missoula, MT | $242,629 | $1,216,235 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow, MA | $249,980 | $1,201,832 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | $249,999 | $1,223,265 |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville, PA | $151,042 | $974,043 |
| Chico State Enterprises | Chico, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | $249,097 | $1,247,334 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie, MD | $248,478 | $1,243,535 |
| Chicago State University | Chicago, IL | $249,769 | $1,246,152 |
| Total | $8,870,090 | $48,288,332 |
84.325M | Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to prepare and increase the number of personnel, including personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds and personnel who are multilingual, who are fully credentialed to serve children with disabilities. Under this absolute priority, the Department will fund projects within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that prepare scholars in special education, early intervention, and related services at the bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, educational specialist degree, or clinical doctoral degree levels to serve in a variety of settings, including natural environments (the home and community settings in which children with and without disabilities participate), early learning programs, child care, classrooms, schools, and distance learning.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University Corporation | Northridge, CA | $249,415 | $1,147,755 |
| Florida Memorial University, Inc. | Miami Gardens, FL | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Alabama A & M University | Normal, AL | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Clark Atlanta University, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | $249,987 | $1,249,935 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah, OK | $99,490 | $1,083,370 |
| University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus | San Juan, PR | $108,760 | $1,103,727 |
| Delaware State University | Dover, DE | $67,286 | $1,065,950 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas, TX | $344,400 | $1,722,000 |
| California State University, Channel Islands | Camarillo, CA | $97,129 | $1,064,311 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Las Vegas, NV | $249,161 | $1,244,971 |
| The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | Orlando, FL | $249,984 | $1,249,765 |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | San Jose, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Cal State La University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson, MS | $186,226 | $1,092,556 |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Honolulu, HI | $177,640 | $1,107,723 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst, IL | $99,957 | $1,097,711 |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $99,952 | $1,099,844 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $249,957 | $1,249,834 |
| Alverno College | Milwaukee, WI | $249,012 | $1,242,260 |
| Chicago State University | Chicago, IL | $249,228 | $1,158,606 |
| Florida International University | Miami, FL | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Texas A & M University | College Station, TX | $127,346 | $1,109,162 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $177,516 | $1,172,553 |
| Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $95,335 | $1,084,889 |
| The University Corporation | Northridge, CA | $249,890 | $1,249,468 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA | $244,527 | $1,241,679 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $195,499 | $1,119,077 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore, MD | $98,971 | $1,065,361 |
| North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | Greensboro, NC | $99,999 | $1,099,998 |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, NM | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston Salem, NC | $172,722 | $1,172,722 |
| Total | $6,589,389 | $40,395,227 |
84.325N | Associate Degree Preservice Program Improvement Grants to Support Personnel Working With Young Children With Disabilities
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to support career pathways from associate degrees to bachelor’s degrees to develop a diverse workforce that has the competencies to promote positive and equitable outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families in inclusive early childhood programs.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $199,842 | $991,672 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Aurora, CO | $199,834 | $997,904 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $195,375 | $994,368 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $199,986 | $999,835 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $199,992 | $999,966 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $200,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York, NY | $100,000 | $200,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $180,873 | $975,465 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $199,966 | $999,913 |
| Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education | Las Vegas, NV | $196,544 | $979,471 |
| University of Connecticut Health Center | Farmington, CT | $200,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Total | $2,072,412 | $10,138,594 |
84.325R | Preparation of Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to increase the number and improve the quality of related services personnel, including multilingual personnel and personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, who are fully credentialed and licensed to serve children with disabilities who have high-intensity needs. The priority will fund high-quality projects that prepare scholars in related services at the bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, or clinical doctoral degree levels for professional practice in natural environments, early childhood programs, classrooms, school settings, and in distance learning environments serving children with disabilities who have high-intensity needs.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $249,999 | $1,249,995 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $89,310 | $1,089,310 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | $1,249,999 |
| Idaho State University | Pocatello, ID | $99,684 | $1,097,129 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $192,129 | $1,138,729 |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York, NY | $218,305 | $1,168,505 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $249,930 | $1,249,770 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $146,244 | $1,022,245 |
| Nevada System of Higher Education | Reno, NV | $203,125 | $1,081,557 |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | $157,544 | $1,132,591 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Seton Hall University | Newark, NJ | $233,177 | $1,178,029 |
| Salus University | Elkins Park, PA | $249,722 | $1,248,895 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | $249,183 | $1,247,667 |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $100,000 | $1,004,543 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $226,614 | $1,160,620 |
| University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $245,492 | $1,035,514 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $235,524 | $1,235,524 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $143,965 | $1,039,733 |
| Midwestern University | Downers Grove, IL | $246,712 | $1,148,134 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Washington University | Saint Louis, MO | $99,969 | $1,095,047 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $99,692 | $1,099,641 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Washington University | Saint Louis, MO | $100,000 | $1,096,128 |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | $249,786 | $1,247,291 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $247,466 | $1,242,227 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $245,659 | $1,244,793 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Midwestern University | Glendale, AZ | $258,998 | $1,274,578 |
| Total | $6,338,229 | $36,328,194 |
84.325Z | National Center for Supporting School Building and Early Intervention Program Administrators to Effectively Implement IDEA and Improve Systems Serving Children with Disabilities
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a National Center for Supporting School Building and Early Intervention Program (EIP) Administrators to Effectively Implement IDEA and Improve Systems Serving Children with Disabilities. The Center will help State educational agencies (SEAs) and Part C lead agencies effectively implement IDEA by building the capacity of school building and EIP administrators to meet the requirements of IDEA.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | Arlington, VA | $3,028,461 | $15,000,000 |
| Total | $3,028,461 | $15,000,000 |
84.326 | Technical Assistance and Dissemination
The Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) program is the Department’s primary vehicle under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for providing educators, policymakers, other service providers, and the parents and families of children with disabilities with information on effective practices for meeting the needs of children with disabilities and their families. The program makes competitive awards to provide technical assistance, support model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement activities that are supported by scientific research. These awards are intended to improve services provided under the IDEA, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing services that promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities.
84.326S | National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). This Center will assist State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to enhance their capacity to develop, implement, scale-up, and sustain school-wide frameworks for multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)/PBIS to improve behavior and climate and to enable all students, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those with disabilities, to fully participate in, and benefit from, a high-quality learning environment.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $4,363,508 | $21,749,997 |
| Total | $4,363,508 | $21,749,997 |
84.326T | State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for DeafBlind Children and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for DeafBlind Children
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to establish and operate State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for DeafBlind Children and a National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for DeafBlind Children. The State DeafBlind Projects are expected to work closely with State educational agencies (SEAs), lead agencies (LAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), early intervention service (EIS) providers, teachers, service providers, and families to address the intensive educational, related services, transitional, and early intervention needs of DeafBlind children, to ensure that these children have meaningful access to the general education curriculum and can successfully transition to postsecondary education or employment. The National Center will work with the State DeafBlind Projects to ensure that family members and caregivers, early intervention services providers, special and general education teachers, interveners, and related services personnel have access to the specialized training and tools needed to support the educational, communication, and socialization needs of DeafBlind children.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State Board of Education | Salt Lake City, UT | $120,736 | $603,680 |
| Rhode Island College | Providence, RI | $71,055 | $355,275 |
| Minot State University | Minot, ND | $85,266 | $426,330 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $493,100 | $2,465,500 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $164,366 | $821,830 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $328,187 | $1,640,935 |
| Special Education Service Agency | Anchorage, AK | $145,323 | $726,615 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $507,698 | $2,538,490 |
| Wyoming Department of Education | Cheyenne, WY | $85,266 | $426,330 |
| University of Montana | Missoula, MT | $132,667 | $663,335 |
| School District No.1j, Multnomah County, Oregon | Portland, OR | $133,543 | $667,715 |
| West Virginia Department of Education | Charleston, WV | $100,556 | $502,780 |
| Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Jefferson City, MO | $204,153 | $1,020,765 |
| San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA | $628,566 | $3,142,830 |
| Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind | Talladega, AL | $181,590 | $907,950 |
| College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ | $271,466 | $1,357,330 |
| Arizona Department of Education | Tucson, AZ | $221,803 | $1,109,015 |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $148,623 | $743,115 |
| University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $117,970 | $589,850 |
| Board of Education Colorado | Denver, CO | $172,439 | $862,195 |
| Nevada System of Higher Education | Reno, NV | $123,430 | $617,150 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $239,905 | $1,199,525 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $181,626 | $908,130 |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | $96,109 | $480,545 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Athens, GA | $348,578 | $1,742,890 |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Saint Paul, MN | $180,179 | $900,895 |
| Iowa Department of Education | Council Bluff, IA | $107,742 | $538,710 |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Springfield, IL | $375,869 | $1,879,345 |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | Raleigh, NC | $339,984 | $1,699,920 |
| Helen Keller Services for the Blind, Inc. | Brooklyn, NY | $2,200,000 | $11,000,000 |
| Kansas State School for the Blind | Kansas City, KS | $128,597 | $642,985 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $167,031 | $835,155 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $303,225 | $1,516,125 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | Flushing, NY | $596,455 | $2,982,275 |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Madison, WI | $183,644 | $918,220 |
| Department of Education Delaware | Dover, DE | $71,055 | $355,275 |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute, IN | $228,772 | $1,143,860 |
| Department of Education Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $120,642 | $603,210 |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | $108,622 | $543,110 |
| South Carolina School for Deaf & Blind | Spartanburg, SC | $161,936 | $809,680 |
| Texas Education Agency | Austin, TX | $628,566 | $3,142,830 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $90,837 | $454,185 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $131,876 | $659,380 |
| Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Olympia, WA | $212,573 | $1,062,865 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $258,237 | $1,291,185 |
| Parents Training Parents by Apni, Inc. | San Juan, PR | $71,055 | $355,275 |
| Montgomery County Intermediate | Norristown, PA | $383,591 | $1,917,955 |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Baltimore, MD | $245,491 | $1,227,455 |
| Total | $12,600,000 | $63,000,000 |
84.326X | Center on Dispute Resolution
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a Center on Dispute Resolution (Center). This Center will provide technical assistance to State educational agencies (SEAs), lead agencies (LAs), and Office of Special Education Programs funded parent centers to support them in working with local educational agencies (LEAs) and early intervention services providers to improve the implementation of the range of dispute resolution options, including methods of dispute resolution required under the IDEA, and early resolution practices.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direction Service | Springfield, OR | $743,884 | $3,750,000 |
| Total | $743,884 | $3,750,000 |
84.327 | Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities
The Educational Technology, Media, and Materials program is the primary source of support for accessible technology and media-related activities under IDEA. The program supports two broad categories of activities—accessible technology and educational media and materials.
84.327G | Center on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for Young Children with Disabilities
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a national Center on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Young Children with Disabilities.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,450,000 | $1,450,001 |
| Total | $1,450,000 | $1,450,001 |
84.327R | Development of Innovative Technology Tools or Approaches to Improve Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities
Purpose: The purpose of these priorities are to (1) fund projects to establish and operate evidence-based transition experience programs that integrate accessible technology-based tools and approaches to support secondary students with sensory disabilities; and (2) fund field-initiated projects to develop accessible innovative technology to increase outcomes for individuals with disabilities receiving early intervention under Part C of IDEA or special education under Part B of IDEA, including those with the highest support needs.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $498,631 | $2,487,269 |
| Resource: A Nonprofit Community Enterprise, Inc. | Williston, VT | $463,326 | $2,433,820 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $498,815 | $2,469,693 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $727,931 | $2,497,781 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc. | Lawrence, KS | $499,543 | $2,496,841 |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $499,983 | $2,499,891 |
| Total | $3,188,229 | $14,885,295 |
84.327S | Stepping-up Technology Implementation: Supporting Early Childhood or K-12 Educators to Deliver Literacy Instruction Based on the Science of Reading to English Learners (ELs) with, and At Risk for, Disabilities
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to support Early Childhood or K-12 educators to deliver literacy instruction based on the science of reading to English learners (ELs) with, and at risk for, disabilities.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $499,336 | $2,490,488 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $420,108 | $2,500,000 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $470,364 | $2,343,621 |
| Total | $1,389,808 | $7,334,109 |
84.327T | National Center on Technology Systems in Local Educational Agencies
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a National Center on Technology Systems in Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). The Center will provide technical assistance on a framework for LEAs to implement comprehensive and sustainable assistive and instructional technology systems to include (1) effective professional development and training for instructional and support personnel, administrators, families, and other decision makers in the use and acquisition of assistive and instructional technology by students with disabilities; (2) identification of funding sources for costly assistive and instructional devices and services; and (3) coordination of programs to acquire, maintain, and reuse assistive and instructional technology devices and services.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAST, Inc. | Lynnfield, MA | $699,998 | $3,499,629 |
| Total | $699,998 | $3,499,629 |
84.328 | Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities
The IDEA authorizes three types of competitive projects: parent training and information centers, community parent resource centers, and technical assistance for parent centers. The award period for these projects is typically 5 years. Parent training and information centers must serve parents of children of all ages (birth to 26) and all types of disabilities. Awards are made only to parent organizations as defined by IDEA.
84.328R | Parent Technical Assistance Centers—Center on Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) and Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers (RPTACs)
Purpose: The purpose of this priority is to fund five cooperative agreements to establish and operate five parent technical assistance centers (PTACs) across two focus areas to provide technical assistance to parent centers. A center for parent information and resources (CPIR) will focus on developing products for all parent centers. Four regional parent training and technical assistance centers (regional PTACs) will focus on providing capacity-building technical assistance to the parent centers in their regions.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Facets, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $525,000 | $2,625,000 |
| Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. | Newark, NJ | $525,000 | $2,624,505 |
| Parent To Parent of Georgia, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | $727,465 | $2,625,000 |
| Peak Parent Center, Inc. | Colorado Springs, CO | $525,000 | $2,625,000 |
| Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc. | Newark, NJ | $840,000 | $4,200,000 |
| Total | $3,142,465 | $14,699,505 |
84.373 | Technical Assistance on State Data Collection
The purpose of the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program is to improve the capacity of states to meet IDEA data collection and reporting requirements.
84.373E | National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data to Address Significant Disproportionality
Purpose: The purpose of the National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Data to Address Significant Disproportionality is to promote equity by improving State capacity to accurately collect, report, analyze, and use section 618 data to address issues of significant disproportionality.
| Organization | Location | FY23 Funding |
Planned Five Year Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westat, Inc. | Rockville, MD | $1,499,994 | $14,499,946 |
| Total | $1,499,994 | $14,499,946 |
84.380W | Special Olympics Education Programs
The Special Olympics Education Programs provides opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to engage in sports training and competitive activities, leading to improvements in the quality of life.
84.380W | Special Olympics Education Program
Purpose: The Special Olympics Education Program provides opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities to engage in sports training and competitive activities, leading to improvements in the quality of life.
| Name | Location | FY 2023 Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Special Olympics, Inc. | Washington, DC | $36,000,000 |
| Total | $36,000,000 |
