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OSERS: OSEP: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, ALN 84.325K

ID: ED-GRANTS-041923-001 • Type: Posted

Description

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in early intervention, special education, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth, with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325K.

Background
The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities—Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325K. The purposes of this program are to help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in early intervention, special education, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth, with disabilities; and ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.

Grant Details
The priority of this grant is the preparation of early intervention and special education personnel serving children with disabilities who have high-intensity needs. The purpose of this priority is to prepare scholars who are fully credentialed to serve children with disabilities who have high-intensity needs. The Department will fund high-quality projects that prepare early intervention and special education personnel at the bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, or educational specialist degree levels for professional practice in a variety of education settings. The priority also aims to increase the number and improve the quality of personnel, including multilingual personnel and personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.

Eligibility Requirements
The eligibility requirements include preparing 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 a variety of education settings. Projects may include individuals who are not funded as scholars but are in degree programs that are cooperating with the grantee’s project.

Period of Performance
Applications will be available from April 19, 2023. The deadline for transmittal of applications is June 13, 2023. The period of performance will be up to 60 months.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not specified.
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Overview

Agency
Department of Education (ED)
Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
84.325 - Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 4/19/23 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-041923-001 for OSERS: OSEP: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, ALN 84.325K with funding of $6.8 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 84.325 Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities. It is expected that 27 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
April 19, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
June 13, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: April 19, 2023. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 13, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 14, 2023. Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than April 24, 2023, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will post details on pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Links to the webinars may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osep-grants.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sunyoung Ahn, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 5013, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: 202-987-0141. Email: Sunyoung.Ahn@ed.gov.
Last Updated
April 19, 2023, 9:05 a.m. EDT
Version
3
Archive Date
July 13, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Info
1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are IHEs and private nonprofit organizations.Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$250,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$6,750,000
Estimated Number of Grants
27

Contacts

Contact
Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Contact Email
sunyoung.ahn@ed.gov   Profile
Email Description
Program Manager
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6288
Additional Information
OSERS: OSEP: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, ALN 84.325K
Additional Information Site
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-19/pdf/2023-08249.pdf

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