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OSERS: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel, ALN 84.325M

ID: ED-GRANTS-050523-001 • 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: The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, 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.

ALN 84.325M

Background
The grant opportunity is issued by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. The purpose of the grant is to address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children with disabilities. The goal is to ensure that personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge derived from scientifically based research to be successful in serving children with disabilities.

Grant Details
The grant aims to prepare scholars who are fully credentialed to serve children with disabilities, including infants, toddlers, and youth.
The priority areas include preparing personnel to serve infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children with disabilities as well as preparing personnel to serve school-age children with disabilities.
The projects will focus on increasing the number of personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds and personnel who are multilingual.
The projects will also support scholars in acquiring competencies needed to provide effective and equitable evidence-based culturally and linguistically responsive instruction, interventions, and services that improve outcomes for children with disabilities.

Eligibility Requirements
The eligibility requirements include preparing scholars pursuing a bachelor’s, certification, master’s, educational specialist degree, or clinical doctoral degree in special education, early intervention, or related services.
Applicants must demonstrate how the proposed project will address the need to increase the number of personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds and those who are multilingual.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the contract starts from May 5, 2023, when applications become available.
The deadline for transmittal of applications is July 14, 2023.
The deadline for intergovernmental review is September 12, 2023.
Pre-application webinar information will be available no later than May 10, 2023.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is not specified in the provided text.
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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 5/5/23 the Department of Education posted grant opportunity ED-GRANTS-050523-001 for OSERS: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel, ALN 84.325M with funding of $7.3 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 29 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
May 5, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
July 14, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications Available: May 5, 2023. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 14, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 12, 2023. Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than May 10, 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: Tracie Dickson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5013, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: 202-245-7844. Email: Tracie.Dickson@ed.gov.
Last Updated
May 5, 2023, 6:34 a.m. EDT
Version
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Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligible Applicants: HBCUs, TCCUs, MSIs, 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
$7,250,000
Estimated Number of Grants
29

Contacts

Contact
Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst
Contact Email
tracie.dickson@ed.gov   Profile
Email Description
Program Manager
Contact Phone
(202) 245-6408
Additional Information
OSERS: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel Department of Education, ALN 84.325M NIA
Additional Information Site
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-05/pdf/2023-09615.pdf

Documents

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