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OSERS-OSEP: State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children who are Deaf-Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children who are Deaf-Blind Assistance Listing Number 84.326T

ID: ED-GRANTS-121922-003 • Type: Posted
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Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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: Two Department programs fund this competition: the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (TA&D) program and the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (PD) program.

The purpose of the TA&D program is to promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities by providing TA, supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research. The purposes of the PD program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and general 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) 84.326T

Background
The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities—State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for DeafBlind Children and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for DeafBlind Children, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326T. The purpose of the TA&D program is to promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities by providing TA, supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.

The purposes of the PD program are to help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and general 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 State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for DeafBlind Children (State DeafBlind Projects) will help SEAs, Part C LAs, LEAs, EIS providers, teachers, service providers, and families to address the educational, related services, transitional, and early intervention needs of DeafBlind children.

The National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for DeafBlind Children (National Center) will provide TA and support to the State projects in addressing these needs. This support includes providing specialized TA, training, centralized product development and dissemination, and informational services to agencies and organizations, professionals, families, and others involved in providing services to DeafBlind Children.

Eligibility Requirements
States are invited to form consortia to apply for funding under Focus Area A of this priority in accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.127 to 75.129. A consortium may be comprised of any group of States.

Period of Performance
Applications Available: December 19, 2022.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 17, 2023.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 18, 2023.

Grant Value
Not specified

Overview

Category of Funding
Education
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 12/19/22 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-121922-003 for OSERS-OSEP: State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children who are Deaf-Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children who are Deaf-Blind Assistance Listing Number 84.326T with funding of $11.1 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 84.326 Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities. It is expected that 55 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 19, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
March 13, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: December 19, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 13, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 12, 2023. Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than December 27, 2022, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance (TA) to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/​fund/​grant/​apply/​osep/​new-osep-grants.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Weigert, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5076, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: (202) 245-6522. Email: susan.weigert@ed.gov. SUMMARY: On December 19, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Deaf Blind Children and a National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Deaf Blind Children, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326T. The Department is amending the NIA by extending the application submission deadline and intergovernmental review deadline, increasing the estimated available funds, updating the estimated range of awards and average size of awards, updating the maximum award amounts, and allowing subgrants.DATES: Applicability Date: This correction is applicable February 9, 2023. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 13, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 12, 2023.
Last Updated
Feb. 9, 2023, 9:22 a.m. EST
Version
4
Archive Date
March 19, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligible Applicants:SEAs; State LAs under Part C of IDEA; LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.Note: Non-SEA applicants must include a letter of support from the SEA indicating that the SEA will work with the applicant if the applicant is awarded the grant.With respect to Focus Area A of the priority, in order to provide SEAs with greater flexibility in how TA is delivered and ensure high-quality TA, and in accordance with 34 CFR 75.127, individual States have the following options: (1) Participating as a member of a multi-State consortium; or (2) applying directly for funds as a single State. Therefore, eligible applicants for funds awarded under Focus Area A of the priority may be an entity serving a multi-State consortium or a single State.Note:For additional information regarding group applications, refer to 34 CFR 75.127, 75.128, and 75.129.Eligible applicants under Focus Area A are invited to submit single-State applications or be a member of a consortium application to provide DeafBlind TA services to individual States. If a State is included in more than one application as a member of a consortium or submits an individual State application, and more than one application is determined to be fundable for the State, the State will be given the option to choose the award (individual State or consortium) under which it will receive funding. A State may not be funded under multiple awards. The maximum level of funding for a consortium will reflect the combined total that the eligible entities comprising the consortium would have received if they had applied separately. For States within a consortium, each State must receive services consistent with its identified funding level.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$11,100,000
Estimated Number of Grants
55

Contacts

Contact
Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst
Contact Email
Email Description
Program Contact
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6408
Additional Information
OSERS-OSEP: State Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children who are Deaf-Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children who are Deaf-Blind 84.326T FY2023 NIA

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